CVE-2019-10612
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUTCB object has a function pointer called by the reaper to deallocate its memory resources and this address can potentially be corrupted by stack overflow in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in MDM9205, MDM9650, QCS605, SA6155P, SC8180X, SDA845, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDM850, SDX55, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SM8250, SXR1130, SXR2130
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA stack overflow vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets allows corruption of a function pointer in the UTCB (User Thread Control Block) object. This pointer is invoked by the reaper (a garbage collection/cleanup process) to deallocate memory resources, and when corrupted could enable arbitrary code execution.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the Qualcomm chipset model in useExamine system information via /proc/cpuinfo, device tree bindings, bootloader output, or modem AT command responses (such as AT+CGMM) to determine the specific Qualcomm chipset presentAffected if The chipset matches any of these models: Mdm9205, Mdm9650, Qcs605, Sa6155p, Sc8180x, Sda845, Sdm670, or Sdm710
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Determine the firmware version of the Qualcomm chipsetQuery the firmware version through vendor-specific interfaces such as AT commands (for modems), /sys filesystem entries, bootloader information, or Qualcomm's diagnostic tools like QPST or QXDMAffected if The firmware version is any version of the affected chipsets listed (all versions are vulnerable)
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Confirm the reaper/garbage collection subsystem is activeVerify the reaper process (cleanup/garbage collection for memory resources) is enabled in the firmware configuration. This is typically a default system service on affected chipsets.Affected if The reaper subsystem is present and operational, which is standard on these firmware builds
If the device uses any of the listed Qualcomm chipset models (Mdm9205, Mdm9650, Qcs605, Sa6155p, Sc8180x, Sda845, Sdm670, Sdm710) with any firmware version and has the reaper subsystem active, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-supplied firmware/security patches from Qualcomm and device OEMs; network-level filtering may provide interim protection against exploitation vectors that trigger the stack overflow.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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