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CVE-2021-1942

Published: Apr 1, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-787
9.3CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 95.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Improper handling of permissions of a shared memory region can lead to memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

Qualcomm Technologies Inc.
commercial·USaka qualcomm, qualcomm technologies, qualcomm inc, qualcomm, inc., qualcomm incorporated
Snapdragon Mobile
Hardware Firmware
Snapdragon Auto
Hardware Firmware
Snapdragon Compute
Hardware Firmware
Snapdragon Connectivity
Hardware Firmware
Snapdragon Consumer IOT
Hardware Firmware
Snapdragon Industrial IOT
Hardware Firmware
Snapdragon Voice & Music
Hardware Firmware
Snapdragon Wearables
Hardware Firmware
Google Inc
commercial·USaka google
AndroidEmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
Qualcomm, Inc.
commercial·USaka qualcomm
Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking
Hardware Firmware
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.securitylab.ru/news/530498.php
securitylab.ru
https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/android-multiple-vulnerabilities_20220308
hkcert.org
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-03-01
source.android.com
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