Apq8098 FirmwareOperating system · Qualcomm

CVE-2019-14086

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-03-05
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Possible integer overflow while checking the length of frame which is a 32 bit integer and is added to another 32 bit integer which can lead to unexpected result during the check in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile in APQ8098, MDM9607, MSM8998, QCA6584, QCN7605, QCS605, SDA660, SDM630, SDM636, SDM660, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDM850, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SXR1130

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 confidence

Integer overflow vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon baseband/firmware where a 32-bit frame length value is added to another 32-bit integer without proper overflow checking. This can cause the length validation to fail incorrectly, potentially allowing malformed frames to pass validation checks and lead to memory corruption or code execution.

MitigationApply vendor firmware/security patches from the device OEM. This is a chipset-level vulnerability requiring updates through the device manufacturer's security patch cycle.

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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 data
Apq8098 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Mdm9607 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Msm8998 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Qca6584 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Qcn7605 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Qcs605 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Sda660 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Sdm630 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions

CVSS 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.

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  1. Identify the Qualcomm chipset model
    Check device specifications, kernel boot logs (dmesg), or use AT commands (AT+CGMM or AT+QCFG) to query the baseband processor model
    Affected if The chipset matches any of these: Apq8098, Mdm9607, Msm8998, Qca6584, Qcn7605, Qcs605, Sda660, or Sdm630
  2. Determine the baseband firmware version
    Query the modem firmware version using AT+CGMR or through the device's baseband information in system settings or /proc/bootinfo
    Affected if The firmware version cannot be determined or is present for any of the affected chipsets (note: all versions of these chipsets are affected)
  3. Verify the baseband component is active
    Confirm the device has an active cellular/baseband processor by checking for /dev/ttyUSB* modem ports or running 'lsusb' to identify Qualcomm modem devices
    Affected if The device has an active Qualcomm baseband processor from the affected product list

A device is affected if it contains any of the following Qualcomm chipsets: Apq8098, Mdm9607, Msm8998, Qca6584, Qcn7605, Qcs605, Sda660, or Sdm630, regardless of firmware version, and uses the baseband processor for cellular connectivity.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor firmware/security patches from the device OEM. This is a chipset-level vulnerability requiring updates through the device manufacturer's security patch cycle.

Fix this in Apq8098 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
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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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