Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile up to SD 845 IPA Driver ip4_nat buffer over-read

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /sys/kernel/debug/ipa/ip4_nat of the component IPA Driver. Executing a manipulation can lead to buffer over-read. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-5852. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file /sys/kernel/debug/ipa/ip4_nat of the component IPA Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer over-read vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-126. The product reads from a buffer using buffer access mechanisms such as indexes or pointers that reference memory locations after the targeted buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An unsigned integer underflow vulnerability in IPA driver result into a buffer over-read while reading NAT entry using debugfs command 'cat /sys/kernel/debug/ipa/ip4_nat'

The advisory is shared for download at docs.qualcomm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-5852 since 01/19/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

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Class: Buffer over-read
CWE: CWE-126 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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01/19/2018 🔍
11/26/2024 +2503 days 🔍
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01/10/2025 +45 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: docs.qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-5852 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5852
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-286180

Entryinfo

Created: 11/26/2024 15:32
Updated: 01/10/2025 03:21
Changes: 11/26/2024 15:32 (64), 01/10/2025 03:21 (11)
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