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CVE-2020-11261

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2021-12-01 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2021-06-09
  • WeaknessCWE-20 · CWE-787

Am I affected?

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Description

Memory corruption due to improper check to return error when user application requests memory allocation of a huge size in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-06-0905:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2021-12-01Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2021-12-01Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2021-12-01Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-01-2920:11SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

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Versions per branch

NVD
Qualcomm apq8009 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published
Qualcomm apq8009w firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published
Qualcomm apq8017 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published

396 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As qualcomm, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
    Affected
    • = APQ8009, APQ8009W, APQ8017, APQ8037, APQ8053, APQ8064AU, APQ8096AU, AQT1000, AR8031, AR8035, AR8151, CSRA6620, CSRA6640, CSRB31024, FSM10055, FSM10056, MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8917, MSM8920, MSM8937, MSM8940, MSM8953, MSM8996AU, PM215, PM3003A, PM4125, PM439, PM456, PM6125, PM6150, PM6150A, PM6150L, PM6250, PM6350, PM640A, PM640L, PM640P, PM660, PM660A, PM660L, PM670, PM670A, PM670L, PM7150A, PM7150L, PM7250, PM7250B, PM7350C, PM8004, PM8005, PM8008, PM8009, PM8150, PM8150A, PM8150B, PM8150C, PM8150L, PM8250, PM8350, PM8350B, PM8350BH, PM8350BHS, PM8350C, PM855, PM855A, PM855B, PM855L, PM855P, PM8909, PM8916, PM8937, PM8940, PM8953, PM8996, PM8998, PMC1000H, PMD9655, PME605, PMI632, PMI8937, PMI8952, PMI8994, PMI8996, PMI8998, PMK7350, PMK8001, PMK8002, PMK8003, PMK8350, PMM6155AU, PMM8155AU, PMM855AU, PMM8996AU, PMR525, PMR735A, PMR735B, PMW3100, PMX20, PMX24, PMX50, PMX55, QAT3514, QAT3516, QAT3518, QAT3519, QAT3522, QAT3550, QAT3555, QAT5515, QAT5516, QAT5522, QAT5533, QAT5568, QBT1000, QBT15 ...[truncated*]no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2021-06-09

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • :linux_kernel:QualcommAndroidfrom SoCVersion:0 · fixed in SoCVersion:2021-01-05

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-06-01

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2021-12-01
Patch Due Date
2022-06-01
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2021-06-09
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-5cwq-39c4-23v7

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11261?

Memory corruption due to improper check to return error when user application requests memory allocation of a huge size in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Is CVE-2020-11261 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2020-11261 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-06-01.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-11261?

CVE-2020-11261 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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