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CVE-2023-21652: Key Management Errors in HLOS

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-08-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-320

Description

Cryptographic issue in HLOS as derived keys used to encrypt/decrypt information is present on stack after use.

Affected products

• Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Csra6620 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Csra6640 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qam8295P Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca6390 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca6391 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca6420 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca6421 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca6426 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca6430 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca6431 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca6436 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca6574 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca6574A Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca6574Au Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca6595 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca6595Au Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca6696 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca8081 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca8337 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qcc5100 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qcm2290 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qcm4290 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qcm6125 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qcm6490 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qcn6024 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qcn7606 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qcn9024 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qcs2290 Firmware: all versions

References

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

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