CVE-2019-2278

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-07-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-347

Description

User keystore signature is ignored in boot and can lead to bypass boot image signature verification in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Mobile in MDM9607, MDM9640, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 625, SD 636, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 845 / SD 850, SDM660

Affected products

Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 425 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 427 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 430 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 435 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 450 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 625 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 636 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 670 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 710 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 712 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 845 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 850 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sdm660 Firmware: all versions

References

https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2019/07/01/july-2019-code-aurora-security-bulletin
https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2019/07/01/july-2019-code-aurora-security-bulletin

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