CVE-2020-11261: Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2021-12-01
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-06-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

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

Affected products

Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Apq8009W Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Apq8037 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Apq8064Au Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Apq8096Au Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Ar8151 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Csra6620 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Csra6640 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Csrb31024 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Fsm10055 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Fsm10056 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Msm8909W Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Msm8917 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Msm8920 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Msm8937 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Msm8940 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Msm8953 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Msm8996Au Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Pm215 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Pm3003A Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Pm4125 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Pm439 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Pm456 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Pm6125 Firmware: all versions

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