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CVE-2022-22059NVD status: Modified

Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute…: Out-of-bounds Read

CVE-2022-22059 is a high-severity out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile from Qualcomm, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.12% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Check which version of Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
  2. Read the advisory on qualcomm.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
QualcommSnapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon MobileNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommApq8017 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommApq8053 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommAqt1000 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommMsm8917 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommMsm8953 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommQca6390 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommQca6391 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommQca6420 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommQca6426 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommQca6430 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommQca6436 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommQca6574 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommQca6574a FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommQca6574au FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommQca6595au FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommQca6696 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommQcm2290 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommQcm4290 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommQcs2290 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommQcs4290 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommQcs610 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommQualcomm215 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommSa6155p FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommSa8155p FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE; 35 further products are omitted here. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
LowA basic user account is enough.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by NVD.

Scoring systemScoreSeverityScored by
CVSS 3.18.4HighCNA (qualcomm.com)
CVSS 3.17.8HighNVD

Official description

Memory corruption due to out of bound read while parsing a video file in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Use a language that provides appropriate memory abstractions.

More Out-of-bounds Read vulnerabilities (CWE-125)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

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