Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Improper Input Validation Vulnerability (CVE-2020-11261)
Severity: high · Patch status: patched · Since 2021-12-01 · CVE-2020-11261
Memory corruption due to improper check to return error when user application requests memory allocation of a huge size in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables. CISA added CVE-2020-11261 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Dec 1, 2021, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Jun 1, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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