PT-2022-2176 · Google+1 · Android+1

Published 2022-03-07 · Updated 2023-08-08 · CVE-2021-1942

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.3

Critical

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Qualcomm Snapdragon (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to improper handling of permissions of a shared memory region, which can lead to memory corruption. This affects various Qualcomm Snapdragon products, including Auto, Compute, Connectivity, Consumer IOT, Industrial IOT, Mobile, Voice & Music, Wearables, and Wired Infrastructure and Networking. The vulnerability is associated with insufficient access control in Qualcomm's embedded platform software for Android operating systems, allowing an attacker to potentially elevate their privileges.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-02187

CVE-2021-1942

Affected Products

Android

Qualcomm Snapdragon

References · 11

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1942 · Security Note
• https://qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/march-2022-bulletin · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-02187 · Security Note
• https://securitylab.ru/news/530498.php · Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-03-01 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/28267 · Telegram Post
• https://hkcert.org/security-bulletin/android-multiple-vulnerabilities_20220308 · Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022030801 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/39980 · Telegram Post
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022030719 · Note
• https://t.me/true_secator/2713 · Telegram Post