Qualcomm Quic Mobile Station Modem Kernel 3.10 goodix_tool.c race condition

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Qualcomm Quic Mobile Station Modem Kernel 3.10. This impacts an unknown function of the file goodix_tool.c. The manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-4740. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Qualcomm Quic Mobile Station Modem Kernel 3.10. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file goodix_tool.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

goodix_tool.c in the Goodix gt915 touchscreen driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, relies on user-space length values for kernel-memory copies of procfs file content, which allows attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via an application that provides crafted values.

The weakness was shared 11/12/2013 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at codeaurora.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-4740 since 07/01/2013. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Qualcomm

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• Quic Mobile Station Modem Kernel

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• 3.10

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.qualcomm.com/

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