CVE-2022-25660 Use after free in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile
A double free vulnerability in the Qualcomm Snapdragon kernel allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-25660?
CVE-2022-25660 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, published on 12 Oct 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 double free issue in kernel in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile
Weakness: CWE-415
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25660?
It affects 93 products.
Products include Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Qam8295p Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6174a Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6310 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6335 Firmware and 87 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-25660?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25660 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2022-25660 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25660 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware
- CVE-2025-21479 Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Incorrect Authorization
- CVE-2025-21480 Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Incorrect Authorization
- CVE-2023-28562 Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in QESL
- CVE-2022-40514 Buffer copy without checking size of input in WLAN Firmware
- CVE-2022-22096 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Mobile
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rx6c-f53h-64vg.