What is CVE-2019-14079?

CVE-2019-14079 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-03-05.

How severe is CVE-2019-14079?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-14079 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009

CVE-2019-14079

Access to the uninitialized variable when the driver tries to unmap the dma buffer of a request which was never mapped in the first place leading to kernel failure in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables in APQ8009, APQ8053, MDM9607, MDM9640, MSM8909W, MSM8953, QCA6574AU, QCS605, SDA845, SDM429, SDM429W, SDM439, SDM450, SDM632, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDX24, SM8150, SXR1130

EPSS: 0.004 (36.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-908 — Use of Uninitialized Resource

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

product-security@qualcomm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14079?: CVE-2019-14079 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2019-14079?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-14079 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.