Use-after-free in Qualcomm Mobile applications

#VU69948 Use-after-free in Qualcomm Mobile applications

Published: 2022-12-06

Vulnerability identifier: #VU69948

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25677

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vendor: Qualcomm

Description

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the DIAG component when processing dci packets. A local application can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

APQ8096AU: All versions

AQT1000: All versions

AR9380: All versions

CSR8811: All versions

IPQ4018: All versions

IPQ4019: All versions

IPQ4028: All versions

IPQ4029: All versions

IPQ5010: All versions

IPQ5018: All versions

IPQ5028: All versions

IPQ6000: All versions

IPQ6010: All versions

IPQ6018: All versions

IPQ6028: All versions

IPQ8064: All versions

IPQ8065: All versions

IPQ8068: All versions

IPQ8070: All versions

IPQ8070A: All versions

IPQ8071A: All versions

IPQ8072A: All versions

IPQ8074A: All versions

IPQ8076: All versions

IPQ8076A: All versions

IPQ8078: All versions

IPQ8078A: All versions

IPQ8173: All versions

IPQ8174: All versions

IPQ9008: All versions

IPQ9574: All versions

MDM9150: All versions

MDM9650: All versions

MSM8996AU: All versions

PMP8074: All versions

QCA4024: All versions

QCA6310: All versions

QCA6320: All versions

QCA6335: All versions

QCA6390: All versions

QCA6391: All versions

QCA6420: All versions

QCA6426: All versions

QCA6430: All versions

QCA6436: All versions

QCA6564: All versions

QCA6564A: All versions

QCA6564AU: All versions

QCA6574A: All versions

QCA6574AU: All versions

QCA6595: All versions

QCA6595AU: All versions

QCA7500: All versions

QCA8072: All versions

QCA8075: All versions

QCA8081: All versions

QCA8337: All versions

QCA9880: All versions

QCA9886: All versions

QCA9888: All versions

QCA9889: All versions

QCA9898: All versions

QCA9980: All versions

QCA9984: All versions

QCA9985: All versions

QCA9990: All versions

QCA9992: All versions

QCA9994: All versions

QCN5021: All versions

QCN5022: All versions

QCN5024: All versions

QCN5052: All versions

QCN5054: All versions

QCN5122: All versions

QCN5124: All versions

QCN5152: All versions

QCN5154: All versions

QCN5164: All versions

QCN6023: All versions

QCN6024: All versions

QCN6100: All versions

QCN6102: All versions

QCN6112: All versions

QCN6122: All versions

QCN6132: All versions

QCN9000: All versions

QCN9012: All versions

QCN9022: All versions

QCN9024: All versions

QCN9070: All versions

QCN9072: All versions

QCN9074: All versions

QCN9100: All versions

QCN9274: All versions

QCS410: All versions

QCS610: All versions

QCS8155: All versions

QSM8250: All versions

Qualcomm215: All versions

SA515M: All versions

SA6145P: All versions

SA6155P: All versions

SA8155P: All versions

SD 675: All versions

SD205: All versions

SD210: All versions

SD429: All versions

SD675: All versions

SD678: All versions

SD720G: All versions

SD730: All versions

SD835: All versions

SD845: All versions

SD855: All versions

SD865 5G: All versions

SD870: All versions

SDA429W: All versions

SDM429W: All versions

SDX50M: All versions

SDX55: All versions

SDX55M: All versions

SDXR2 5G: All versions

SM6250: All versions

WCD9335: All versions

WCD9340: All versions

WCD9341: All versions

WCD9370: All versions

WCD9375: All versions

WCD9380: All versions

WCN3610: All versions

WCN3620: All versions

WCN3660B: All versions

WCN3680B: All versions

WCN3950: All versions

WCN3980: All versions

WCN3988: All versions

WCN3990: All versions

WCN3991: All versions

WCN3998: All versions

WCN6850: All versions

WCN6851: All versions

WSA8810: All versions

WSA8815: All versions

External links
http://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/december-2022-bulletin.html
http://git.codelinaro.org/clo/la/kernel/msm-4.19/-/commit/ad5480621a21951e49def16510ffb028bd0d6095
http://git.codelinaro.org/clo/la/kernel/msm-4.19/-/commit/2686c0a4020df1cd12adbb1b54e2f0acdf11c625

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 Qualcomm chipsets

Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Pixel (December 2022)