Aqt1000 FirmwareOperating system · Qualcomm

CVE-2021-35097

MEDIUM · 6.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-09-02
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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73/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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 authentication bypass due to improper order of signature verification and hashing in the signature verification call in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, 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

Authentication bypass vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets caused by improper ordering of signature verification and hashing operations. This allows attackers to potentially bypass cryptographic signature checks by manipulating the verification sequence.

MitigationApply vendor firmware updates from device manufacturers that include the Qualcomm fix. Contact device vendors for specific patch availability and deployment timelines.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Aqt1000 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Ar8031 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Ar8035 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Csra6620 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Csra6640 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Csrb31024 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Mdm9150 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Qca6174a 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
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/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 checks

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

  1. Identify installed Qualcomm chipset model
    Check system documentation, device inventory, or use hardware inspection commands (such as 'lspci', 'lsusb', or manufacturer-provided diagnostic tools) to identify the specific Qualcomm chipset model present in the system
    Affected if The chipset model matches any of the following: Aqt1000, Ar8031, Ar8035, Csra6620, Csra6640, Csrb31024, Mdm9150, or Qca6174a firmware
  2. Retrieve firmware version of the Qualcomm chipset
    Use vendor-specific tools, boot logs, or firmware dump utilities to extract and examine the currently installed firmware version of the identified Qualcomm chipset
    Affected if The firmware version cannot be determined, or the device uses any version of the listed affected firmware (all versions are impacted)
  3. Verify if secure boot or signature verification is enabled
    Check the device security configuration settings, boot chain configuration, or EFI/bootloader logs to determine whether cryptographic signature verification for firmware or boot processes is currently enabled
    Affected if Signature verification is enabled on a device containing any of the affected Qualcomm chipsets listed above
  4. Examine boot chain integrity logs
    Review system boot logs, TEE (Trusted Execution Environment) logs, or secure boot audit logs for any warnings related to signature verification failures, hash mismatches, or verification ordering anomalies
    Affected if Logs indicate signature verification is occurring but with inconsistent ordering, or if verification can be bypassed through manipulation of the verification sequence

A system is affected if it contains any of the listed Qualcomm chipset firmware (Aqt1000, Ar8031, Ar8035, Csra6620, Csra6640, Csrb31024, Mdm9150, or Qca6174a) and has signature verification or secure boot enabled, since the vulnerability allows bypassing cryptographic signature checks through manipulation of the verification sequence.

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

Apply vendor firmware updates from device manufacturers that include the Qualcomm fix. Contact device vendors for specific patch availability and deployment timelines.

Fix this in Aqt1000 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation8.0 h
  • Implementation16.0 h
  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA8.0 h
44.0 hours of engineering $7,720
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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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