CVE-2020-11148

Use after free issue in HIDL while using callback to post event in Rx thread when internal mutex is not acquired and meantime close is triggered and callback instance is deleted in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables

Published: 2021-01-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-11148 is rated Low Risk (30.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.21%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-11148

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.21% +0.17%
2 2025-03-30 0.08% 0.04% -0.04%
3 2025-03-29 0.08%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-11148

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.7 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
0.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-11148

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-11148

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qualcomm apq8017 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:apq8017:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8053 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:apq8053:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8917 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:msm8917:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8953 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:msm8953:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm215 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm215:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm3003a cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm3003a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm439 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm439:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm6125 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm6125:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm6150 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm6150:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm6150a cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm6150a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm6150l cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm6150l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm6350 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm6350:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm640a cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm640a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm640l cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm640l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm640p cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm640p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm660 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm660:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm660l cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm660l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm670 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm670:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm670l cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm670l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm7150a cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm7150a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm7150l cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm7150l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm7250 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm7250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm7250b cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm7250b:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm7350c cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm7350c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8008 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8008:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8009 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8009:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8150a cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8150a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8150b cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8150b:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8150c cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8150c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8150l cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8150l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8250 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8350 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8350:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8350b cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8350b:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8350bh cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8350bh:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8350bhs cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8350bhs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8350c cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8350c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm855 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm855:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm855b cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm855b:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm855l cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm855l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8916 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8916:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8937 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8937:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8953 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8953:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmi632 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmi632:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmi8937 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmi8937:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmi8952 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmi8952:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmk7350 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmk7350:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmk8002 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmk8002:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmk8003 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmk8003:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmk8350 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmk8350:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmm8195au cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmm8195au:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmm855au cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmm855au:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmr525 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmr525:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmr735a cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmr735a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmr735b cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmr735b:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmx55 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmx55:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qat3514 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qat3514:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qat3516 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qat3516:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qat3518 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qat3518:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qat3519 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qat3519:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qat3522 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qat3522:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qat3550 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qat3550:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qat3555 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qat3555:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qat5515 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qat5515:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qat5516 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qat5516:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qat5522 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qat5522:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qat5533 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qat5533:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qat5568 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qat5568:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qbt1500 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qbt1500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qbt2000 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qbt2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6390 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6390:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6391 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6391:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6421 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6421:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6426 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6426:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6431 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6431:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6436 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6436:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6574a cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6574a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6574au cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6574au:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6595 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6595:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6595au cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6595au:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6696 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6696:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-11148

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