What is the severity of CVE-2023-43525?

CVE-2023-43525 is classified as a critical vulnerability due to the potential for memory corruption.

How do I fix CVE-2023-43525?

To fix CVE-2023-43525, users should update the affected Qualcomm firmware to the latest version provided by Qualcomm.

What devices are affected by CVE-2023-43525?

CVE-2023-43525 affects various Qualcomm devices including models like Ar8035, Fastconnect 7800, and others listed in the firmware reference.

What can happen if CVE-2023-43525 is exploited?

Exploitation of CVE-2023-43525 could potentially lead to unauthorized access or control over the affected devices.

Is there any workaround for CVE-2023-43525 until a fix is applied?

Currently, the recommended course of action is to apply the firmware update from Qualcomm as there are no known effective workarounds.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2023-43525

high

7.8

CWE

120

6/5/2024

15/1/2025

CVE-2023-43525: Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input (`Classic Buffer Overflow`) in Audio

First published: Mon May 06 2024(Updated: )

Memory corruption while copying the sound model data from user to kernel buffer during sound model register.

Credit: product-security@qualcomm.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
All of
Qualcomm ar8035 firmware
Qualcomm ar8035
All of
qualcomm fastconnect 7800 firmware
qualcomm fastconnect 7800
All of
qualcomm qam8255p firmware
qualcomm qam8255p
All of
qualcomm qam8295p firmware
qualcomm qam8295p
All of
qualcomm qam8650p Firmware
qualcomm qam8650p
All of
qualcomm qam8775p Firmware
qualcomm qam8775p
All of
qualcomm qamsrv1h firmware
qualcomm qamsrv1h
All of
qualcomm qamsrv1m firmware
qualcomm qamsrv1m
All of
qualcomm qca6574au firmware
qualcomm qca6574au
All of
qualcomm QCA6584AU firmware
qualcomm QCA6584AU
All of
qualcomm qca6696 firmware
qualcomm qca6696
All of
qualcomm qca6698aq firmware
qualcomm qca6698aq
All of
qualcomm QCA8081 firmware
qualcomm QCA8081
All of
qualcomm qca8337 firmware
qualcomm qca8337
All of
qualcomm qcc710 firmware
qualcomm qcc710
All of
qualcomm qcn6224 firmware
Qualcomm Qcn6224
All of
qualcomm qcn6274 firmware
qualcomm qcn6274
All of
qualcomm qfw7114 firmware
qualcomm qfw7114
All of
Qualcomm Qfw7124 Firmware
qualcomm qfw7124
All of
Qualcomm sa6145p firmware
Qualcomm sa6145p
All of
Qualcomm sa6150p firmware
Qualcomm sa6150p
All of
Qualcomm Sa6155p Firmware
qualcomm SA6155P
All of
qualcomm sa7255p firmware
qualcomm sa7255p
All of
qualcomm sa8145p firmware
qualcomm sa8145p
All of
Qualcomm sa8150p firmware
Qualcomm sa8150p
All of
Qualcomm sa8155p firmware
Qualcomm sa8155p
All of
Qualcomm sa8195p firmware
Qualcomm sa8195p
All of
qualcomm sa8255p firmware
qualcomm sa8255p
All of
qualcomm sa8295p firmware
qualcomm sa8295p
All of
qualcomm sa8620p firmware
qualcomm sa8620p
All of
qualcomm sa8650p firmware
qualcomm sa8650p
All of
qualcomm sa8770p firmware
qualcomm sa8770p
All of
qualcomm sa8775p firmware
qualcomm sa8775p
All of
qualcomm sa9000p firmware
qualcomm sa9000p
All of
Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto 5G-RF Gen 2 Firmware
qualcomm snapdragon auto 5g modem-rf gen 2
All of
qualcomm snapdragon x72 5g modem-rf firmware
qualcomm snapdragon x72 5g modem-rf
All of
qualcomm snapdragon x75 5g modem-rf firmware
qualcomm snapdragon x75 5g modem-rf
All of
qualcomm srv1h firmware
qualcomm srv1h
All of
qualcomm srv1m firmware
qualcomm srv1m
All of
qualcomm wcd9340 firmware
qualcomm wcd9340

Remedy

https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/may-2024-bulletin.html

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Reference Links

https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/may-2024-bulletin.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-43525?
CVE-2023-43525 is classified as a critical vulnerability due to the potential for memory corruption.
How do I fix CVE-2023-43525?
To fix CVE-2023-43525, users should update the affected Qualcomm firmware to the latest version provided by Qualcomm.
What devices are affected by CVE-2023-43525?
CVE-2023-43525 affects various Qualcomm devices including models like Ar8035, Fastconnect 7800, and others listed in the firmware reference.
What can happen if CVE-2023-43525 is exploited?
Exploitation of CVE-2023-43525 could potentially lead to unauthorized access or control over the affected devices.
Is there any workaround for CVE-2023-43525 until a fix is applied?
Currently, the recommended course of action is to apply the firmware update from Qualcomm as there are no known effective workarounds.