CVE-2022-25661 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile
An attacker can exploit memory corruption in the Qualcomm Snapdragon kernel to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-25661?
CVE-2022-25661 is a high-severity memory corruption 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 untrusted pointer dereference in kernel in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25661?
It affects 98 products.
Products include Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Qam8295p Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6174a Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6310 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6335 Firmware and 92 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-25661?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25661 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2022-25661 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25661 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-fh5c-qmvh-m75j.