CVE-2019-14072: Use After Free

Published Mar 2, 2020
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Updated

Unhandled paging request is observed due to dereferencing an already freed object because of race condition between sparse free and sparse bind ioctls which access the same physical entry in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in APQ8009, APQ8096AU, APQ8098, MDM9607, MSM8909W, MSM8939, MSM8953, MSM8996AU, Nicobar, QCS405, QCS605, Rennell, SA6155P, Saipan, SC8180X, SDA660, SDA845, SDM429, SDM429W, SDM450, SDM632, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDX24, SDX55, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SM8250, SXR1130, SXR2130

Affected Software

65 affected components
Google Android
Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware
Qualcomm Apq8009
Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware
Qualcomm APQ8096AU
Qualcomm Apq8098 Firmware
Qualcomm APQ8098
Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware
Qualcomm MDM9607
Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware
Qualcomm MSM8909W
Qualcomm Msm8939 Firmware
Qualcomm MSM8939
Qualcomm Msm8953 Firmware
Qualcomm Msm8953
Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware
Qualcomm MSM8996AU
Qualcomm Nicobar Firmware
Qualcomm Nicobar
Qualcomm Qcs405 Firmware
Qualcomm QCS405
Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware
Qualcomm QCS605
Qualcomm Rennell Firmware
Qualcomm Rennell
Qualcomm Sa6155p Firmware
Qualcomm Sa6155p
Qualcomm Saipan Firmware
Qualcomm Saipan
Qualcomm Sc8180x Firmware
Qualcomm Sc8180x
Qualcomm Sda660 Firmware
Qualcomm SDA660
Qualcomm Sda845 Firmware
Qualcomm SDA845
Qualcomm Sdm429 Firmware
Qualcomm Sdm429
Qualcomm Sdm429w Firmware
Qualcomm Sdm429w
Qualcomm Sdm450 Firmware
Qualcomm SDM450
Qualcomm Sdm632 Firmware
Qualcomm Sdm632
Qualcomm Sdm670 Firmware
Qualcomm SDM670
Qualcomm Sdm710 Firmware
Qualcomm SDM710
Qualcomm Sdm845 Firmware
Qualcomm SDM845
Qualcomm Sdx24 Firmware
Qualcomm SDX24
Qualcomm Sdx55 Firmware
Qualcomm Sdx55
Qualcomm Sm6150 Firmware
Qualcomm SM6150
Qualcomm Sm7150 Firmware
Qualcomm SM7150
Qualcomm Sm8150 Firmware
Qualcomm SM8150
Qualcomm Sm8250 Firmware
Qualcomm SM8250
Qualcomm Sxr1130 Firmware
Qualcomm SXR1130
Qualcomm Sxr2130 Firmware
Qualcomm Sxr2130

Event History

Mar 2, 2020
CVE Published
via Android·12:00 AM
Mar 5, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:56 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:56 AM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-14072?

CVE-2019-14072 has been classified with a medium severity rating, indicating potential risks to system stability and security.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-14072?

To mitigate CVE-2019-14072, update your affected Qualcomm firmware to the latest version provided by the manufacturer.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2019-14072?

CVE-2019-14072 affects multiple Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms, including Snapdragon Auto and Snapdragon Consumer IoT among others.

4

What kind of issue is CVE-2019-14072 associated with?

CVE-2019-14072 is associated with an unhandled paging request resulting from a race condition due to concurrent access to freed memory.

5

Is CVE-2019-14072 being actively exploited?

There are currently no public reports indicating that CVE-2019-14072 is being actively exploited in the wild.

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