Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Qualcomm products - CVE-2021-1929

Vulnerability identifier: #VU55516

CSH Severity: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1929

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
APQ8096AU
MSM8996AU
QCA6574AU
QCS605
SA6155P
SD675
SD205
SD210
SD665
SD730
SD855
SDX55
AQT1000
QCA6390
QCA6391
QCA6420
QCA6421
QCA6426
QCA6430
QCA6431
QCA6436
QCA6564A
QCA6564AU
QCA6574A
QCA6595
QCA6595AU
QCA6696
QCM2290
QCM4290
QCM6125
QCS2290
QCS4290
QCS603
QCS610
QCS6125
Qualcomm215
SA6145P
SA6150P
SA8145P
SA8150P
SA8155
SA8155P
SA8195P
SD460
SD480
SD662
SD678
SD720G
SD765
SD765G
SD768G
SD778G
SD780G
SD8655G
SD870
SD8885G
SDA429W
SDM830
SDX50M
SDX55M
SDXR25G
SM6250
SM7250
SM7325
WCD9326
WCD9340
WCD9341
WCD9370
WCD9375
WCD9380
WCD9385
WCN3610
WCN3615
WCN3620
WCN3660B
WCN3680
WCN3910
WCN3950
WCN3980
WCN3988
WCN3990
WCN3991
WCN3998
WCN6740
WCN6750
WCN6850
WCN6851
WCN6856
WSA8810
WSA8815
WSA8830
WSA8835

Software vendor:
Qualcomm

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to lack of strict validation of bootmode in Android_Core component. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/august-2021-bulletin