Use-after-free in Qualcomm Mobile applications

#VU59186 Use-after-free in Qualcomm Mobile applications

Published: 2022-01-04

Vulnerability identifier: #VU59186

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-30313

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vendor: Qualcomm

Description

The vulnerability allows a malicious application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Wired Connectivity caused by a race condition while creating and deleting folders. A malicious application can trigger the use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

APQ8096AU: All versions

AR8031: All versions

AR8035: All versions

AR9380: All versions

CSR8811: All versions

CSRA6620: All versions

CSRA6640: All versions

IPQ4018: All versions

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MDM9150: All versions

PMP8074: All versions

QCA4024: All versions

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QCA6390: All versions

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Qualcomm215: All versions

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External links
http://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/january-2022-bulletin
http://source.codeaurora.org/quic/le/kernel/msm-4.19/commit/?id=f181252f78036d1e5598fb618d2f3d2f47ba992c

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

Latest bulletins with this vulnerability

Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Pixel

Multiple vulnerabilities in Qualcomm chipsets