#VU72857 Buffer overflow in Qualcomm products - CVE-2022-40540

Vulnerability identifier: #VU72857

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40540

CWE-ID: CWE-120

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
SD 8 Gen1 5G
SD888 5G
SW5100
SW5100P
WCD9380
WCD9385
WCN3980
WCN3988
WCN6850
WCN6851
WCN6855
WCN6856
WCN7850
WCN7851
WSA8830
WSA8835

Software vendor:
Qualcomm

The vulnerability allows a local application to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Linux Kernel. A local application can execute arbitrary code.

Install security update from vendor's website.

• https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/march-2023-bulletin.html