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CVE-2022-40540


Memory corruption due to buffer copy without checking the size of input while loading firmware in Linux Kernel.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.4, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 32 products from qualcomm, from qualcomm, from qualcomm and 29 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2023, 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

2023-03-10T21:15:12.887

Last Modified

2024-11-21T07:21:40.887

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.4 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-120
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-120

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System qualcomm sd_8_gen1_5g_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sm8475 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd888_5g_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd888_5g - No
Operating System qualcomm sw5100_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sw5100 - No
Operating System qualcomm sw5100p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sw5100p - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9380_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9380 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9385_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9385 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3980_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3980 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3988_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3988 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn6850_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn6850 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn6851_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn6851 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn6855_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn6855 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn6856_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn6856 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn7850_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn7850 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn7851_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn7851 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8830_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8830 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8835_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8835 - 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.