CVE-2020-11261 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2021-12-01
A memory corruption vulnerability exists in multiple Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets due to improper input validation when a user application requests a very large memory allocation. This flaw allows for potential out-of-bounds writes and has been observed being exploited in the wild.
Yes. CVE-2020-11261 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 1 December 2021. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2020-11261?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 1 December 2021.
Which products and versions are affected?
Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto; Qualcomm Snapdragon Compute; Qualcomm Snapdragon Connectivity; Qualcomm Snapdragon Consumer IOT; and 6 more.
Is there a fix for CVE-2020-11261?
A patch was published on 2021-01-01: Qualcomm January 2021 Bulletin Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2020-11261 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in device firmware.
Am I affected by CVE-2020-11261?
Check whether you run Qualcomm Music, Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Qualcomm Snapdragon Compute or one of the others listed. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Affected products
Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto
Qualcomm Snapdragon Compute
Qualcomm Snapdragon Connectivity
Qualcomm Snapdragon Consumer IOT
Qualcomm Snapdragon Industrial IOT
Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile
Qualcomm Snapdragon Voice & Music
Qualcomm Snapdragon Wearables
Qualcomm APQ8009 Firmware
Qualcomm APQ8009W Firmware
Timeline
2021-01-01: patched: Qualcomm January 2021 Bulletin
2021-12-01: disclosed
2021-12-01: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
2021-12-01: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild at time of publication.