CVE-2021-30272 Null dereference in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

High 7.3 Published 3 Jan 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A null pointer dereference in thread cache operations allows attackers to cause a denial of service in Qualcomm Snapdragon devices.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-30272?

CVE-2021-30272 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009w Firmware, published on 3 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Possible null pointer dereference in thread cache operation handler due to lack of validation of user provided input in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30272?

It affects 196 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8009w Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Csr8811 Firmware and 190 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-30272?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-30272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-30272 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8009w Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7mxx-rmjg-w89q.