CVE-2022-22058 Use after free in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

High 8.4 Published 26 Sep 2022 Updated 21 May 2025

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Qualcomm Snapdragon kernel allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via ION handle processing.

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-2022-22058?

CVE-2022-22058 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, published on 26 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Memory corruption due to use after free issue in kernel while processing ION handles in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22058?

It affects 79 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8009w Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware and 73 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22058?

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-2022-22058 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22058 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as 2338216, 2747422, A-209075540, ASB-A-209075540, GHSA-frf4-63qc-6hf3.