CVE-2022-22057 Use after free in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables

High 8.4 Published 14 Jun 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A race condition in Qualcomm Snapdragon graphics drivers allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via a use-after-free vulnerability.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2022-22057?

CVE-2022-22057 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, published on 14 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Use after free in graphics fence due to a race condition while closing fence file descriptor and destroy graphics timeline simultaneously in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22057?

It affects 80 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8953 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6174a Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6390 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6391 Firmware and 74 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22057?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2022-22057 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22057 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

All Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as 3077687, A-218337595, ASB-A-218337595, GHSA-g5mf-gj3f-6c3m.