CVE-2019-14116 — HIGH (7.8)

Vulnerability Description

Privilege escalation by using an altered debug policy image can occur as the XPU protecting the debug policy regions are disabled during the crash dump boot flow in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in IPQ6018

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Qualcomm	Ipq6018 Firmware	-
Qualcomm	Ipq6018	-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862

References

https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/april-2020-bulletinVendor Advisory
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/april-2020-bulletinVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2019-14116?

CVE-2019-14116 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Privilege escalation by using an altered debug policy image can occur as the XPU protecting the debug policy regions are disabled during the crash dump boot flow in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute...

How severe is CVE-2019-14116?

CVE-2019-14116 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2019-14116?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Qualcomm Ipq6018 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6018.