Apq8009w FirmwareOperating system · Qualcomm

CVE-2021-1936

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2021-10-20
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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84/100
Remediation priority · High
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
Null pointer dereference can occur due to lack of null check for user provided input in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Wearables

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 · moderate confidence

A null pointer dereference vulnerability exists in multiple Snapdragon product lines due to insufficient validation of user-provided input. The code fails to check whether input is null before dereferencing it, which can cause a crash or denial of service.

MitigationImplement proper null checks for all user-provided input before dereferencing. Validate input at entry points and ensure all pointers are checked before use.

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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
Apq8009w FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Apq8017 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Apq8053 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Apq8064au FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Apq8096au FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Aqt1000 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Msm8909w FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Msm8917 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
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the chipset model
    Check device hardware specifications, system-on-chip (SoC) information, or boot logs to determine the exact Qualcomm part number (e.g., Apq8009w, Apq8017, Apq8053, Apq8064au, Apq8096au, Aqt1000, Msm8909w, Msm8917)
    Affected if The device uses any of the affected Qualcomm chipsets: Apq8009w, Apq8017, Apq8053, Apq8064au, Apq8096au, Aqt1000, Msm8909w, or Msm8917
  2. Confirm firmware version
    Retrieve firmware version from device settings, diagnostic logs, or by querying /proc/version or similar system files, depending on the device environment
    Affected if Any firmware version is installed on the affected chipset (all versions are vulnerable)
  3. Identify vulnerable code path
    Examine application or service logs for crashes or denial of service events that indicate a null pointer dereference may have occurred in input handling routines
    Affected if Crashes occur in modules that process user-provided input without null validation

If the device is built around any of the listed Qualcomm chipsets (Apq8009w, Apq8017, Apq8053, Apq8064au, Aqt1000, Msm8909w, or Msm8917), the environment is affected regardless of firmware version since all versions are vulnerable.

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

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

Implement proper null checks for all user-provided input before dereferencing. Validate input at entry points and ensure all pointers are checked before use.

Fix this in Apq8009w Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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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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