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CVE-2023-21642


Memory corruption in HAB Memory management due to broad system privileges via physical address.


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 26 products from qualcomm, from qualcomm, from qualcomm and 23 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

2023-05-02T06:15:10.347

Last Modified

2024-11-21T07:43:16.583

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.4 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-284
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System qualcomm qam8295p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qam8295p - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6574au_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6574au - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6696_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6696 - No
Operating System qualcomm sa6145p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa6145p - No
Operating System qualcomm sa6150p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa6150p - No
Operating System qualcomm sa6155p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa6155p - No
Operating System qualcomm sa8145p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa8145p - No
Operating System qualcomm sa8150p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa8150p - No
Operating System qualcomm sa8155p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa8155p - No
Operating System qualcomm sa8195p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa8195p - No
Operating System qualcomm sa8295p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa8295p - No
Operating System qualcomm sa8540p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa8540p - No
Operating System qualcomm sa9000p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa9000p - 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.