#VU76866 Reachable Assertion in Qualcomm products - CVE-2022-40538

Vulnerability identifier: #VU76866

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40538

CWE-ID: CWE-617

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
AR8035
FastConnect 6900
FastConnect 7800
QCA8081
QCA8337
QCN6024
QCN9024
QCS8550
Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System
Snapdragon X70 Modem-RF System
WCD9380

Software vendor:
Qualcomm

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Modem. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Install security update from vendor's website.

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