What is the severity of CVE-2021-1979?

CVE-2021-1979 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to the potential for remote code execution.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1979?

To fix CVE-2021-1979, users should ensure they update their affected Qualcomm firmware or Android versions to the latest security patches provided by Qualcomm.

What systems are affected by CVE-2021-1979?

CVE-2021-1979 affects devices running Qualcomm firmware, including various models within Snapdragon platforms across automotive, mobile, and IoT systems.

What potential impact does CVE-2021-1979 pose to users?

CVE-2021-1979 can lead to a buffer overflow, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected device.

Is CVE-2021-1979 a zero-day vulnerability?

CVE-2021-1979 is not categorized as a zero-day vulnerability, as it has been publicly disclosed and patches are available.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2021-1979

high

7.8

CWE

119 787

1/11/2021

12/11/2021

26/8/2024

CVE-2021-1979: Buffer Overflow

First published: Mon Nov 01 2021(Updated: )

Possible buffer overflow due to improper validation of FTM command payload in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

Credit: product-security@qualcomm.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Android
Qualcomm AQT1000 Firmware
Qualcomm AQT1000 Firmware
Qualcomm AR8035 Firmware
Qualcomm AR8035 Firmware
Qualcomm CSRB31024 Firmware
Qualcomm CSRB31024 Firmware
Qualcomm FSM10055
Qualcomm FSM10055 Firmware
Qualcomm FSM10056 Firmware
Qualcomm FSM10056 Firmware
Qualcomm MDM9150 Firmware
Qualcomm MDM9150 firmware
Qualcomm MDM9250
Qualcomm MDM9250 Firmware
Qualcomm MDM9650
Qualcomm MDM9650 firmware
Qualcomm QCA6174A Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6174A Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6310 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6310 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6320 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6320 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6335 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6335 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6390 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6390 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6391 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6391 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6420 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6420 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6421 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6421 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6426 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6426 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6430 firmware
Qualcomm QCA6430 firmware
Qualcomm QCA6431 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6431
Qualcomm QCA6436 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6436 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6564A
Qualcomm QCA6564A Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6564AU Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6564A
Qualcomm QCA6574A Firmware
qualcomm qca6574a firmware
Qualcomm QCA6574 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6574AU
Qualcomm QCA6584AU Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6584AU firmware
Qualcomm QCA6595AU Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6595AU Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6696 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA6696 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA8081 firmware
Qualcomm QCA8081 firmware
Qualcomm QCA8337 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA8337 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA9377 Firmware
Qualcomm QCA9377 Firmware
Qualcomm QCM6125 Firmware
Qualcomm QCM6125 Firmware
Qualcomm QCM6490
Qualcomm QCM6490 Firmware
Qualcomm QCS410 Firmware
Qualcomm QCS410 Firmware
Qualcomm QCS603
Qualcomm QCS603 Firmware
Qualcomm QCS605
Qualcomm QCS605 Firmware
Qualcomm QCS610 Firmware
Qualcomm QCS610 Firmware
Qualcomm QCS6125 Firmware
Qualcomm QCS6125 Firmware
Qualcomm QCS6490 Firmware
Qualcomm QCS6490 Firmware
Qualcomm 315 5G Firmware
Qualcomm QCX315 Firmware
Qualcomm SM8350 Firmware
Qualcomm QSM8350 Firmware
Qualcomm SA415M Firmware
Qualcomm SA415M Firmware
Qualcomm SA515M Firmware
Qualcomm SA515M Firmware
Qualcomm SA8155P Firmware
Qualcomm SA8155 Firmware
Qualcomm SA8155
Qualcomm SA8155P Firmware
qualcomm sc8180x+sdx55 Firmware
Qualcomm SC8180X+SDX55
Qualcomm SD 455 Firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 455
Qualcomm SDM636 Firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Qualcomm SD 675 Firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
Qualcomm SD 8C Firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
Qualcomm SD 8cx firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
Qualcomm SD 480 Firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Qualcomm SD 670
Qualcomm SD 670
Qualcomm SD 675 Firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
Qualcomm SD678 Firmware
Qualcomm SD678 Firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G Firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G Firmware
Qualcomm SDM710 Firmware
Qualcomm SD710 Firmware
Qualcomm SD 712 Firmware
Qualcomm SD 712
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Firmware
Qualcomm SD720G Firmware
Qualcomm SD 730 Firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
Qualcomm SD750G Firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
Qualcomm SD765 Firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765
Qualcomm SD765 Firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Qualcomm SD768 Firmware
Qualcomm SD768G Firmware
Qualcomm SD778G Firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G Firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
Qualcomm SD7C Firmware
Qualcomm SD7C Firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Qualcomm SDA845 Firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Qualcomm SD850 Firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G Firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G Firmware
Qualcomm SD870
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
Qualcomm SDM630
Qualcomm SDM630 Firmware
Qualcomm SD 12 Firmware
Qualcomm SDX12
Qualcomm SDX20 Firmware
Qualcomm SDX20 Firmware
Qualcomm SDX24
Qualcomm SDX24
Qualcomm SDX50M Firmware
Qualcomm SDX50M Firmware
Qualcomm SDX55M Firmware
Qualcomm SDX55 Firmware
Qualcomm SDX55M Firmware
Qualcomm SDX55M Firmware
Qualcomm SDX65
Qualcomm SDX65M
Qualcomm SDXR1
Qualcomm SDXR1 Firmware
Qualcomm SDXR2 5G Firmware
Qualcomm SDXR2 5G Firmware
Qualcomm SM6250P Firmware
Qualcomm SM6250 Firmware
Qualcomm SM6250 Firmware
Qualcomm SM6250P Firmware
Qualcomm SM6375 Firmware
Qualcomm SM6375 Firmware
Qualcomm SSM7250-AA Firmware
Qualcomm SSM7250-AA Firmware
Qualcomm SM7325-AE Firmware
Qualcomm SM7325 Firmware
Qualcomm SM8450
Qualcomm SM8450 Firmware
Qualcomm SM8450
Qualcomm SM8450
Qualcomm WCD9326
Qualcomm WCD9326 Firmware
Qualcomm WCD9335 Firmware
Qualcomm WCD9335 Firmware
Qualcomm WCD9340 Firmware
Qualcomm WCD9340 Firmware
Qualcomm WCD9341
Qualcomm WCD9341 Firmware
Qualcomm WCD9360 Firmware
Qualcomm WCD9360 Firmware
Qualcomm WCD9370 Firmware
Qualcomm WCD9370 Firmware
Qualcomm WCD9371 Firmware
Qualcomm WCD9371 Firmware
Qualcomm WCD9375
Qualcomm WCD9375 Firmware
Qualcomm WCD9380
Qualcomm WCD9380 Firmware
Qualcomm WCD9385
Qualcomm WCD9385 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN3910 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN3910 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN3950 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN3950 Firmware
Qualcomm Wcn3980
Qualcomm WCN3980
Qualcomm WCN3988 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN3988 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN3990
Qualcomm WCN3990
Qualcomm WCN3991 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN3991 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN3998 Firmware
Qualcomm wcn3998 firmware
Qualcomm WCN6740 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN6740 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN6750 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN6750 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN6850 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN6850 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN6851 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN6851 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN6855 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN6855 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN6856 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN6856 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN7850 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN7850 Firmware
Qualcomm WCN7851
Qualcomm WCN7851 Firmware
Qualcomm WHS9410
Qualcomm WHS9410
Qualcomm WSA8810
Qualcomm WSA8810 Firmware
Qualcomm WSA8815 Firmware
Qualcomm WSA8815 Firmware
Qualcomm WSA8830
Qualcomm WSA8830
Qualcomm WSA8835
Qualcomm WSA8835 Firmware

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-1979?
CVE-2021-1979 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to the potential for remote code execution.
How do I fix CVE-2021-1979?
To fix CVE-2021-1979, users should ensure they update their affected Qualcomm firmware or Android versions to the latest security patches provided by Qualcomm.
What systems are affected by CVE-2021-1979?
CVE-2021-1979 affects devices running Qualcomm firmware, including various models within Snapdragon platforms across automotive, mobile, and IoT systems.
What potential impact does CVE-2021-1979 pose to users?
CVE-2021-1979 can lead to a buffer overflow, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected device.
Is CVE-2021-1979 a zero-day vulnerability?
CVE-2021-1979 is not categorized as a zero-day vulnerability, as it has been publicly disclosed and patches are available.