# CVE-2022-22090: Use after free in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Mobile

> A use-after-free vulnerability in Snapdragon audio buffers allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges on affected devices.

- **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:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mvmc-hwxc-57rg

## What is CVE-2022-22090?

CVE-2022-22090 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Sd865 5g 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

Memory corruption in audio due to use after free while managing buffers from internal cache in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Mobile

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22090?

It affects 23 products.


Products: Qualcomm Sd865 5g Firmware, Qualcomm Sd888 5g Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 8 Gen1 5g Firmware, Qualcomm Sdx65 Firmware, Qualcomm Sm7450 Firmware, Qualcomm Sm8475 Firmware, Qualcomm Sm8475p Firmware, Qualcomm Wcd9370 Firmware, Qualcomm Wcd9375 Firmware, Qualcomm Wcd9380 Firmware, Qualcomm Wcd9385 Firmware, Qualcomm Wcn6750 Firmware, Qualcomm Wcn6850 Firmware, Qualcomm Wcn6851 Firmware, Qualcomm Wcn6855 Firmware, Qualcomm Wcn6856 Firmware, Qualcomm Wcn7850 Firmware, Qualcomm Wcn7851 Firmware, Qualcomm Wsa8810 Firmware, Qualcomm Wsa8815 Firmware and 3 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-22090?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22090 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-22090 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22090 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22090 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-22090 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Sd865 5g Firmware, published on 14 Jun 2022. 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-2022-22090 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Sd865 5g 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-2022-22090/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22090/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22090
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22090
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22090

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22090/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.