Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Qualcomm · Multiple Chipsets
A memory corruption flaw in Qualcomm's Multiple Chipsets product stems from improper handling of alignments during memory allocation. An attacker with local access and low-privileged credentials, requiring no user interaction, could trigger the corruption to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability within the affected component.
Memory corruption while using alignments for memory allocation.
- Exploited
- Yes, in CISA KEV
- Reports
- 0
- Tactics
- 2/15
How an attack unfolds
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First seen exploited the day it was disclosed. Public exploit code (PoC-in-GitHub) appeared 10 days after disclosure.
- Added to CISA KEVEU database agrees+1 day
- Public exploit codePoC-in-GitHub+10 days
CISA KEV listing is when exploitation was confirmed, not necessarily the first attack.
MITRE ATT&CKA public catalogue of the techniques attackers use, maintained by MITRE. Patchfirst uses it to describe what attackers do with a vulnerability. techniques
2 TechniqueOne specific attacker behaviour in MITRE ATT&CK, such as T1190 “Exploit Public-Facing Application”. IDs with a dot, like T1059.004, are sub-techniques., grouped by TacticThe attacker’s goal at a stage of an attack in MITRE ATT&CK, such as Initial Access or Persistence. Each technique belongs to one or more tactics. in kill-chain order, 2 cited passages 2ExecutionTA0002
Local user must run malicious application to trigger
Memory corruption while using alignments for memory allocation
Privilege EscalationTA0004
Memory corruption enables privilege escalation to kernel
Memory corruption while using alignments for memory allocation
Detection
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General rules for this CVE’s techniques
These detect the technique in general, not this specific vulnerability.
Malicious FileT1204.00239 general rules
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Exploitation for Privilege EscalationT106831 general rules
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- Sudo Privilege Escalation CVE-2019-14287 - Builtincriticaltest
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