# CVE-2021-30294: Null dereference in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

> A null pointer dereference in the KGSL GPU driver allows attackers to cause a denial of service via improper input validation.

- **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:** 9 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** 2900322, A-190404324, ASB-A-190404324, GHSA-rv54-hf76-46cc

## What is CVE-2021-30294?

CVE-2021-30294 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Qca6174a Firmware, published on 9 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Potential null pointer dereference in KGSL GPU auxiliary command due to improper validation of user input in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30294?

It affects 41 products.


Products: Qualcomm Qca6174a Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6574 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6574a Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6574au Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6595au Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6696 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca9377 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcm6490 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs6490 Firmware, Qualcomm Sa6145p Firmware, Qualcomm Sa6150p Firmware, Qualcomm Sa6155 Firmware, Qualcomm Sa6155p Firmware, Qualcomm Sa8145p Firmware, Qualcomm Sa8150p Firmware, Qualcomm Sa8155 Firmware, Qualcomm Sa8155p Firmware, Qualcomm Sa8195p Firmware, Qualcomm Sd480 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd778g Firmware and 21 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-30294?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2021-30294 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Qca6174a Firmware

- [CVE-2021-30305](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30305/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2021-30290](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30290/): Null dereference in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile (high 8.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-30294 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-30294 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Qca6174a Firmware, published on 9 Sep 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-2021-30294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Qca6174a 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-2021-30294/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30294/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-30294
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30294
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-30294

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30294/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.