CriticalCVE-2023-43552

    Use After Free in WLAN Host Communication (CVE-2023-43552)

    Published Sources: CVE.org, OSV

    What is affected, what to do

    Memory corruption while processing MBSSID beacon containing several subelement IE.

    Update platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qca-wifi-host-cmn to version SoCVersion:2024-03-05.

    Affected
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq AR8035..AR8035
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq CSR8811..CSR8811
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq FastConnect 6900..FastConnect 6900
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq FastConnect 7800..FastConnect 7800
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq Flight RB5 5G Platform..Flight RB5 5G Platform
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq Immersive Home 214 Platform..Immersive Home 214 Platform
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq Immersive Home 216 Platform..Immersive Home 216 Platform
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq Immersive Home 316 Platform..Immersive Home 316 Platform
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq Immersive Home 318 Platform..Immersive Home 318 Platform
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq Immersive Home 3210 Platform..Immersive Home 3210 Platform
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq Immersive Home 326 Platform..Immersive Home 326 Platform
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ5010..IPQ5010
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ5028..IPQ5028
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ5302..IPQ5302
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ5312..IPQ5312
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ5332..IPQ5332
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ6000..IPQ6000
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ6010..IPQ6010
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ6018..IPQ6018
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ6028..IPQ6028
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ8070A..IPQ8070A
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ8071A..IPQ8071A
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ8072A..IPQ8072A
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ8074A..IPQ8074A
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ8076..IPQ8076
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ8076A..IPQ8076A
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ8078..IPQ8078
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ8078A..IPQ8078A
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ8173..IPQ8173
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ8174..IPQ8174
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ9008..IPQ9008
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ9570..IPQ9570
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq IPQ9574..IPQ9574
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QAM8255P..QAM8255P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QAM8295P..QAM8295P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QAM8650P..QAM8650P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QAM8775P..QAM8775P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QAMSRV1H..QAMSRV1H
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QAMSRV1M..QAMSRV1M
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA0000..QCA0000
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA4024..QCA4024
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA6391..QCA6391
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA6554A..QCA6554A
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA6564AU..QCA6564AU
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA6574..QCA6574
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA6574A..QCA6574A
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA6574AU..QCA6574AU
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA6584AU..QCA6584AU
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA6595..QCA6595
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA6595AU..QCA6595AU
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA6678AQ..QCA6678AQ
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA6696..QCA6696
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA6698AQ..QCA6698AQ
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA6797AQ..QCA6797AQ
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA8075..QCA8075
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA8081..QCA8081
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA8082..QCA8082
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA8084..QCA8084
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA8085..QCA8085
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA8337..QCA8337
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA8386..QCA8386
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA9888..QCA9888
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCA9889..QCA9889
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCC2073..QCC2073
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCC2076..QCC2076
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCC710..QCC710
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCF8000..QCF8000
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCF8001..QCF8001
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCM8550..QCM8550
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN5022..QCN5022
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN5024..QCN5024
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN5052..QCN5052
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN5122..QCN5122
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN5124..QCN5124
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN5152..QCN5152
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN5154..QCN5154
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN5164..QCN5164
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN6023..QCN6023
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN6024..QCN6024
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN6112..QCN6112
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN6122..QCN6122
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN6132..QCN6132
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN6224..QCN6224
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN6274..QCN6274
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN6402..QCN6402
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN6412..QCN6412
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN6422..QCN6422
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN6432..QCN6432
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN9000..QCN9000
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN9012..QCN9012
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN9013..QCN9013
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN9022..QCN9022
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN9024..QCN9024
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN9070..QCN9070
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN9072..QCN9072
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN9074..QCN9074
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN9100..QCN9100
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCN9274..QCN9274
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCS7230..QCS7230
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QCS8250..QCS8250
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QFW7114..QFW7114
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QFW7124..QFW7124
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq QRB5165N..QRB5165N
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC5 Platform..Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC5 Platform
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq Robotics RB5 Platform..Robotics RB5 Platform
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SA6145P..SA6145P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SA6150P..SA6150P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SA6155P..SA6155P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SA8145P..SA8145P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SA8150P..SA8150P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SA8155P..SA8155P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SA8195P..SA8195P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SA8255P..SA8255P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SA8295P..SA8295P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SA8650P..SA8650P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SA8770P..SA8770P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SA8775P..SA8775P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SA9000P..SA9000P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SDX55..SDX55
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SDX65M..SDX65M
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SG8275P..SG8275P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SM8550P..SM8550P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform..Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 Mobile Platform..Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 Mobile Platform
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 Platform..Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 Platform
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2..Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System..Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq Snapdragon X75 5G Modem-RF System..Snapdragon X75 5G Modem-RF System
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SRV1H..SRV1H
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SRV1M..SRV1M
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SSG2115P..SSG2115P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SSG2125P..SSG2125P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SW5100..SW5100
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SW5100P..SW5100P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SXR1230P..SXR1230P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq SXR2230P..SXR2230P
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq WCD9340..WCD9340
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq WCD9380..WCD9380
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq WCD9385..WCD9385
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq WCD9390..WCD9390
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq WCD9395..WCD9395
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq WCN3980..WCN3980
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq WCN3988..WCN3988
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq WSA8830..WSA8830
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq WSA8832..WSA8832
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq WSA8835..WSA8835
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq WSA8840..WSA8840
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq WSA8845..WSA8845
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon eq WSA8845H..WSA8845H

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    Metrics

    9.8

    Priority

    XIEM Effective CVSS: highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.

    Source: NVD, CVSS v3

    9.8

    CVSS v3

    Severity Critical on the scale from 0 to 10.

    Source: CVE.org, OSV

    0.4 %

    EPSS score

    Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.

    Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 28.9

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    Severity
    Critical
    Priority (0–325)

    The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?

    Read in glossary
    60.32 Methodology
    Exploit maturity

    An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.

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    no public PoC known
    XIEM Effective CVSS

    XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.

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    9.8 Methodology
    CVSS v3

    CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.

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    9.8
    EPSS score

    The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.

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    0.4 %
    Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
    EPSS percentile

    The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.

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    28.9
    Elevated — this CVE ranks above at least 10% of all CVEs scored today.
    KEV status

    The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.

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    —
    Published
    CISA assessment (SSVC)
    Exploitation: none known · automatable · Technical impact: total
    Source: CISA Vulnrichment, as of 7 March 2024
    CWE

    CWE is a catalogue of typical weakness types in software and hardware — such as flawed input validation, unsafe memory handling or poor authentication. Where a CVE names a concrete vulnerability in a concrete product, a CWE describes the underlying class of defect.

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    CWE-416

    Detection rules

    No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.

    Classification under NIS2 and CRA

    Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.

    NIS2

    NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.

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    High technical severity: assess and remediate the vulnerability in vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2 and document the decision.
    CRA

    The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.

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    From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
    ISO/IEC 27001

    ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.

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    Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.

    Description

    Memory corruption while processing MBSSID beacon containing several subelement IE.

    Source: cvelistv5, OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities), NVD (NIST)

    Affected products

    The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

    Affected products
    Affected versionsFixed in
    Qualcomm, Inc.Snapdragon
    • SRV1H
    • SSG2115P
    • SA8255P
    • QCC710
    • QCC2073
    • IPQ8074A
    • QCN6132
    • QCN9022
    • SRV1M
    • WSA8845
    • QFW7114
    • QCN9024
    • WCN3980
    • QCA6698AQ
    • WCD9385
    • SA8650P
    • QCN6024
    • Flight RB5 5G Platform
    • IPQ8078A
    • IPQ5312
    • QCN6432
    • SA9000P
    • WSA8835
    • SSG2125P
    • QCN9274
    • QAMSRV1M
    • IPQ8174
    • FastConnect 6900
    • Immersive Home 216 Platform
    • QAM8775P
    • SXR2230P
    • QCN9100
    • IPQ6018
    • Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 Platform
    • SM8550P
    • QCN9013
    • WSA8840
    • QCA8085
    • Robotics RB5 Platform
    • QCA8082
    • QCN6402
    • QAM8255P
    • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform
    • QCN9000
    • Immersive Home 214 Platform
    • SA8145P
    • QCA8084
    • QCA9889
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    Vendors and products

    Affected operating systems

    Affected operating systems
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    Otherqualcommimmersive_home_326_firmware—
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    Otherqualcommipq5312_firmware—
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    Otherqualcommipq6000_firmware—
    Otherqualcommipq6010_firmware—
    Otherqualcommipq6018_firmware—
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    Weakness classes (CWE)

    • CWE-416Use After Free

      Variant

      The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

      Entry at MITRE CWE-416

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