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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-11179 · published 21 January 2021

CVE-2020-11179: Qualcomm apq8009 out-of-bounds read vulnerability

Qualcomm · Apq8009

Arbitrary read and write to kernel addresses by temporarily overwriting ring buffer pointer and creating a race condition. in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

7.0 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.32% · top 77.7% CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds readCWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
7.0CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.9
0.32%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
150Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Arbitrary read and write to kernel addresses by temporarily overwriting ring buffer pointer and creating a race condition. in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

150 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/december-2020-bulletin Broken Link
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/december-2020-security-bulletin Vendor Advisory
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/december-2020-bulletin Broken Link

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Related vulnerabilities

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-11179), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-03). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.