First published: Mon Apr 02 2018(Updated: )
In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear IPQ4019, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 800, and SD 810, the function tzbsp_pil_verify_sig() does not strictly check that the pointer to ELF and program headers and hash segment is within secure memory. It only checks that the address is not in non-secure memory. A given address range can overlap with both secure and non-secure regions - hence if such an address is passed in, it would not pass the non-secure range check, and would be considered valid by the function, even though that memory area could be modified by the non-secure side.
Credit: product-security@qualcomm.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Android | ||
Qualcomm MDM9206 | ||
Qualcomm MDM9206 firmware | ||
Qualcomm MD9607 Firmware | ||
Qualcomm MDM9607 firmware | ||
Qualcomm IPQ4019 | ||
Qualcomm IPQ4019 Firmware | ||
Qualcomm MDM9635M firmware | ||
Qualcomm MDM9635M firmware | ||
Qualcomm MDM9640 Firmware | ||
Qualcomm MDM9640 Firmware | ||
Qualcomm MDM9645 | ||
Qualcomm MDM9645 | ||
Qualcomm 8909 Firmware | ||
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8909 | ||
Qualcomm SD210 Firmware | ||
Qualcomm SD 210 Firmware | ||
Qualcomm SD 212 | ||
Qualcomm SD 212 Firmware | ||
Qualcomm 205 Firmware | ||
Qualcomm SD205 Firmware | ||
Qualcomm SD 400 Firmware | ||
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 | ||
Qualcomm SD410 Firmware | ||
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 | ||
Qualcomm SD412 Firmware | ||
Qualcomm SD412 | ||
Qualcomm SD615 Firmware | ||
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 | ||
Qualcomm SD 616 Firmware | ||
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 | ||
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Firmware | ||
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 | ||
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Firmware | ||
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 | ||
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Firmware | ||
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 |
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The CVE ID of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-9208.
The severity of CVE-2015-9208 is critical with a CVSS score of 9.8.
Android versions before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear IPQ4019, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 800, and SD 810 are affected by CVE-2015-9208.
To fix CVE-2015-9208, it is recommended to update to the latest security patch level or upgrade to a version of Android that includes the fix.
More information about CVE-2015-9208 can be found on the SecurityFocus and Android Security Bulletin websites.