# CVE-2021-1891: Use after free in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

> A use-after-free in the audio driver allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges on Qualcomm Snapdragon devices.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 7 May 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** 2766242, A-179039763, ASB-A-179039763, GHSA-69q9-9jgh-w2qc

## What is CVE-2021-1891?

CVE-2021-1891 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009w Firmware, published on 7 May 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A possible use-after-free occurrence in audio driver can happen when pointers are not properly handled in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1891?

It affects 414 products.


Products: Qualcomm Apq8009w Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar9380 Firmware, Qualcomm Csr8811 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6620 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6640 Firmware, Qualcomm Csrb31024 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq4018 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq4028 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq4029 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6010 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6018 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6028 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq8064 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq8065 Firmware and 394 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-1891?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2021-1891 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1891 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Apq8009w Firmware

- [CVE-2021-30341](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30341/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Wearables (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-35104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35104/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11307](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11307/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Wearables (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-30342](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30342/): Race condition in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2021-30334](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30334/): Use after free in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables (high 8.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-1891 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-1891 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009w Firmware, published on 7 May 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1891 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Apq8009w Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1891/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1891/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-1891
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1891
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1891

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1891/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.