Buffer overflow in Qualcomm products - CVE-2022-33217
Published: October 3, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67818
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33217
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within Qualcomm IPC. A local application can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Affected software
SD 8 Gen1 5G
WCD9380
WCN6855
WCN6856
WCN7850
WCN7851
WSA8830
WSA8835
Google Android
WCD9380
WCN6855
WCN6856
WCN7850
WCN7851
WSA8830
WSA8835
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2022-33217
Install updates from vendor's website.
Google Android - addressed in versions 10 2022-10-05, 11 2022-10-05, 12L 2022-10-05, 12 2022-10-05, 13 2022-10-05