CVE-2022-22071 Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use-After-Free

Exploited in the wild High 8.4 Published 14 Jun 2022 Updated 21 Oct 2025

A use-after-free vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via IOCTL calls.

Exploited in the wild: Since 5 Dec 2023
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-22071?

CVE-2022-22071 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

Possible use after free when process shell memory is freed using IOCTL munmap call and process initialization is in progress in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22071?

It affects 90 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6620 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6640 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware and 84 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22071?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22071 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 26 Dec 2023.

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-2022-22071 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2022-22071 in the wild since at least 5 Dec 2023.

All Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hx5m-cxr8-37mp.