Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU72857

Buffer overflow in Qualcomm products - CVE-2022-40540

Published: March 6, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU72857

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-2022-40540

CWE-ID: CWE-120

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.

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

Install security update from vendor's website.

Google Android - addressed in versions 11 2023-03-05, 12L 2023-03-05, 12 2023-03-05, 13 2023-03-05