Qualcomm 315 5G IoT Modem memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Qualcomm 315 5G IoT Modem, APQ8017, APQ8037, AQT1000, AR8035, C-V2X 9150, CSRA6620, CSRA6640, CSRB31024, FastConnect 6200, FastConnect 6700, FastConnect 6800, FastConnect 6900, FastConnect 7800, MDM9250, MDM9650, MSM8108, MSM8209, MSM8608, MSM8909W, QCA6174A, QCA6310, QCA6320, QCA6335, QCA6391, QCA6420, QCA6421, QCA6426, QCA6430, QCA6431, QCA6436, QCA6564A, QCA6564AU, QCA6574A, QCA6574AU, QCA6595AU, QCA6696, QCA6698AQ, QCA8081, QCA8337, QCA9377, QCM2290, QCM4290, QCM4325, QCM4490, QCM6125, QCM6490, QCN6024, QCN9024, QCS2290, QCS410, QCS4290, QCS4490, QCS610, QCS6125, QCS6490, QCS8550, Qualcomm 205 Mobile Platform, Qualcomm 215 Mobile Platform, Qualcomm® Video Collaboration VC1 Platform, Qualcomm® Video Collaboration VC3 Platform, Robotics RB3 Platform, SA6145P, SA6150P, SA6155, SA6155P, SA8145P, SA8150P, SA8155, SA8155P, SA8195P, SC8180X+SDX55, SD 455, SD 675, SD460, SD626, SD660, SD662, SD670, SD675, SD730, SD835, SD855, SD865 5G, SD888, SDX55, SDX57M, SG4150P, SM6250, SM6250P and SM7250P. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Modem. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-21629. The attack can be executed directly on the physical device. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm 315 5G IoT Modem, APQ8017, APQ8037, AQT1000, AR8035, C-V2X 9150, CSRA6620, CSRA6640, CSRB31024, FastConnect 6200, FastConnect 6700, FastConnect 6800, FastConnect 6900, FastConnect 7800, MDM9250, MDM9650, MSM8108, MSM8209, MSM8608, MSM8909W, QCA6174A, QCA6310, QCA6320, QCA6335, QCA6391, QCA6420, QCA6421, QCA6426, QCA6430, QCA6431, QCA6436, QCA6564A, QCA6564AU, QCA6574A, QCA6574AU, QCA6595AU, QCA6696, QCA6698AQ, QCA8081, QCA8337, QCA9377, QCM2290, QCM4290, QCM4325, QCM4490, QCM6125, QCM6490, QCN6024, QCN9024, QCS2290, QCS410, QCS4290, QCS4490, QCS610, QCS6125, QCS6490, QCS8550, Qualcomm 205 Mobile Platform, Qualcomm 215 Mobile Platform, Qualcomm® Video Collaboration VC1 Platform, Qualcomm® Video Collaboration VC3 Platform, Robotics RB3 Platform, SA6145P, SA6150P, SA6155, SA6155P, SA8145P, SA8150P, SA8155, SA8155P, SA8195P, SC8180X+SDX55, SD 455, SD 675, SD460, SD626, SD660, SD662, SD670, SD675, SD730, SD835, SD855, SD865 5G, SD888, SDX55, SDX57M, SG4150P, SM6250, SM6250P and SM7250P (Groupware Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Modem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Memory Corruption in Modem due to double free while parsing the PKCS15 sim files.

The weakness was presented 07/04/2023. The advisory is shared for download at qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-21629 since 12/07/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/07/2022 🔍
07/04/2023 +208 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-21629 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-21629
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-232928

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2023 07:39
Updated: 08/07/2025 15:10
Changes: 07/04/2023 07:39 (49), 08/07/2025 15:10 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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