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CVE-2022-40538: Reachable assertion in Modem

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-06-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-617

Description

Transient DOS due to reachable assertion in modem while processing sib with incorrect values from network.

Affected products

• Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca8081 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca8337 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qcn6024 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qcn9024 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qcs8550 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-Rf System Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Snapdragon X70 Modem-Rf System Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Wcd9380 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Wcn685X-1 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Wcn685X-5 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Wcn785X-1 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Wcn785X-5 Firmware: all versions

References

• https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/june-2023-bulletin
• https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/june-2023-bulletin

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