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CVE-2019-14079


Access to the uninitialized variable when the driver tries to unmap the dma buffer of a request which was never mapped in the first place leading to kernel failure in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables in APQ8009, APQ8053, MDM9607, MDM9640, MSM8909W, MSM8953, QCA6574AU, QCS605, SDA845, SDM429, SDM429W, SDM439, SDM450, SDM632, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDX24, SM8150, SXR1130


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 40 products from qualcomm, from qualcomm, from qualcomm and 37 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2020-03-05T09:15:17.517

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:26:02.987

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-908

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System qualcomm apq8009_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm apq8009 - No
Operating System qualcomm apq8053_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm apq8053 - No
Operating System qualcomm mdm9607_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm mdm9607 - No
Operating System qualcomm mdm9640_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm mdm9640 - No
Operating System qualcomm msm8909w_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm msm8909w - No
Operating System qualcomm msm8953_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm msm8953 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6574au_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6574au - No
Operating System qualcomm qcs605_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qcs605 - No
Operating System qualcomm sda845_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sda845 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdm429_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdm429 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdm429w_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdm429w - No
Operating System qualcomm sdm439_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdm439 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdm450_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdm450 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdm632_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdm632 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdm670_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdm670 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdm710_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdm710 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdm845_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdm845 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdx24_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdx24 - No
Operating System qualcomm sm8150_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sm8150 - No
Operating System qualcomm sxr1130_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sxr1130 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For qualcomm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.