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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-40540 · published 10 March 2023

CVE-2022-40540: Qualcomm sd 8 gen1 5g firmware classic buffer overflow vulnerability

Qualcomm · Sd 8 Gen1 5g Firmware

Memory corruption due to buffer copy without checking the size of input while loading firmware in Linux Kernel.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.17% · top 94.6% CWE-120 · Classic buffer overflow
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.17%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
16Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Memory corruption due to buffer copy without checking the size of input while loading firmware in Linux Kernel.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1209597
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230616-0001/
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/march-2023-bulletin PatchVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1209597
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230616-0001/
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/march-2023-bulletin PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-40540), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-13). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.