Qualcomm 315 5G IoT Modem WLAN Host memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Qualcomm 315 5G IoT Modem, APQ8064AU, AQT1000, AR8031, AR8035, C-V2X 9150, CSRA6620, CSRA6640, CSRB31024, FastConnect 6200, FastConnect 6700, FastConnect 6800, FastConnect 6900, FastConnect 7800, Flight RB5 5G Platform, MDM9250, MDM9628, MDM9650, MSM8996AU, QAM8255P, QAM8295P, QCA6174A, QCA6175A, QCA6310, QCA6320, QCA6335, QCA6391, QCA6420, QCA6421, QCA6426, QCA6430, QCA6431, QCA6436, QCA6554A, QCA6564, QCA6564A, QCA6564AU, QCA6574, QCA6574A, QCA6574AU, QCA6584, QCA6584AU, QCA6595, QCA6595AU, QCA6696, QCA6698AQ, QCA6797AQ, QCA8081, QCA8337, QCA9367, QCA9377, QCM2290, QCM4290, QCM6125, QCM6490, QCN6024, QCN9011, QCN9012, QCN9024, QCN9074, QCS2290, QCS410, QCS4290, QCS610, QCS6125, QCS6490, QCS8250, QRB5165M, QRB5165N, Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC1 Platform, Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC3 Platform, Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC5 Platform, Robotics RB3 Platform, Robotics RB5 Platform, SA4150P, SA4155P, SA6145P, SA6150P, SA6155, SA6155P, SA8145P, SA8150P, SA8155, SA8155P, SA8195P and SA8255P. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WLAN Host. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-28542. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Qualcomm 315 5G IoT Modem, APQ8064AU, AQT1000, AR8031, AR8035, C-V2X 9150, CSRA6620, CSRA6640, CSRB31024, FastConnect 6200, FastConnect 6700, FastConnect 6800, FastConnect 6900, FastConnect 7800, Flight RB5 5G Platform, MDM9250, MDM9628, MDM9650, MSM8996AU, QAM8255P, QAM8295P, QCA6174A, QCA6175A, QCA6310, QCA6320, QCA6335, QCA6391, QCA6420, QCA6421, QCA6426, QCA6430, QCA6431, QCA6436, QCA6554A, QCA6564, QCA6564A, QCA6564AU, QCA6574, QCA6574A, QCA6574AU, QCA6584, QCA6584AU, QCA6595, QCA6595AU, QCA6696, QCA6698AQ, QCA6797AQ, QCA8081, QCA8337, QCA9367, QCA9377, QCM2290, QCM4290, QCM6125, QCM6490, QCN6024, QCN9011, QCN9012, QCN9024, QCN9074, QCS2290, QCS410, QCS4290, QCS610, QCS6125, QCS6490, QCS8250, QRB5165M, QRB5165N, Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC1 Platform, Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC3 Platform, Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC5 Platform, Robotics RB3 Platform, Robotics RB5 Platform, SA4150P, SA4155P, SA6145P, SA6150P, SA6155, SA6155P, SA8145P, SA8150P, SA8155, SA8155P, SA8195P and SA8255P (Groupware Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component WLAN Host. 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 WLAN HOST while fetching TX status information.

The weakness was published 07/04/2023. The advisory is shared for download at qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-28542 since 03/17/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/17/2023 🔍
07/04/2023 +108 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28542 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28542
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-232940

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2023 07:51
Updated: 08/07/2025 15:10
Changes: 07/04/2023 07:51 (49), 08/07/2025 15:10 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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