Qualcomm WSA8835 Modem assertion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm AR8035, QCA6390, QCA6391, QCA8081, QCA8337, QCM6490, QCN6024, QCN9024, QCS6490, QCX315, SD 8 Gen1 5G, SD480, SD695, SD765, SD765G, SD768G, SD778G, SD780G, SD865 5G, SD870, SD888 5G, SDX55, SDX55M, SDX57M, SDX65, SDX70M, SM7250P, SM7325P, Snapdragon 4 Gen 1, WCD9341, WCD9370, WCD9375, WCD9380, WCD9385, WCN3988, WCN3991, WCN3998, WCN6740, WCN6750, WCN6850, WCN6851, WCN6855, WCN6856, WCN7850, WCN7851, WSA8810, WSA8815, WSA8830 and WSA8835. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Modem. Executing a manipulation can lead to assertion. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-33272. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm AR8035, QCA6390, QCA6391, QCA8081, QCA8337, QCM6490, QCN6024, QCN9024, QCS6490, QCX315, SD 8 Gen1 5G, SD480, SD695, SD765, SD765G, SD768G, SD778G, SD780G, SD865 5G, SD870, SD888 5G, SDX55, SDX55M, SDX57M, SDX65, SDX70M, SM7250P, SM7325P, Snapdragon 4 Gen 1, WCD9341, WCD9370, WCD9375, WCD9380, WCD9385, WCN3988, WCN3991, WCN3998, WCN6740, WCN6750, WCN6850, WCN6851, WCN6855, WCN6856, WCN7850, WCN7851, WSA8810, WSA8815, WSA8830 and WSA8835 (Chip Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Modem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a assertion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-617. The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Transient DOS in modem due to reachable assertion.

The weakness was disclosed 03/11/2023. The advisory is available at qualcomm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-33272 since 06/14/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2023-0841). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Samsung Exynos
  • Samsung Android

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Class: Assertion
CWE: CWE-617
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/14/2022 🔍
03/11/2023 +270 days 🔍
03/11/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/03/2025 +907 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-33272 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-33272
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-222802
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2023-0841 - Samsung Android und Samsung Exynos: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2023 08:35
Updated: 09/03/2025 15:56
Changes: 03/11/2023 08:35 (48), 09/03/2025 15:56 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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