Qualcomm WSA8835 WLAN Host memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Qualcomm 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform, FastConnect 6900, FastConnect 7800, QAM8295P, QCA6391, QCA6574AU, QCA6595AU, QCA6696, QCS410, QCS610, Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC1 Platform, Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC3 Platform, SA6145P, SA6150P, SA6155P, SA8145P, SA8150P, SA8155P, SA8195P, SA8295P, SW5100, SW5100P, WCD9341, WCD9370, WCD9380, WCN3660B, WCN3680B, WCN3950, WCN3980, WCN3988, WSA8810, WSA8815, WSA8830 and WSA8835 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component WLAN Host. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-28579. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Qualcomm 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform, FastConnect 6900, FastConnect 7800, QAM8295P, QCA6391, QCA6574AU, QCA6595AU, QCA6696, QCS410, QCS610, Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC1 Platform, Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC3 Platform, SA6145P, SA6150P, SA6155P, SA8145P, SA8150P, SA8155P, SA8195P, SA8295P, SW5100, SW5100P, WCD9341, WCD9370, WCD9380, WCN3660B, WCN3680B, WCN3950, WCN3980, WCN3988, WSA8810, WSA8815, WSA8830 and WSA8835 (Groupware Software). This affects an unknown part of the component WLAN Host. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Memory Corruption in WLAN Host while deserializing the input PMK bytes without checking the input PMK length.

The weakness was shared 12/05/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-28579 since 03/17/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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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03/17/2023 🔍
12/05/2023 +263 days 🔍
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08/07/2025 +611 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28579 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28579
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-246879

Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2023 08:55
Updated: 08/07/2025 16:01
Changes: 12/05/2023 08:55 (49), 12/23/2023 15:19 (11), 08/07/2025 16:01 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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