# CVE-2022-25716: Time-of-check Time-of-use Race Condition in Multimedia Framework

> A race condition in the Qualcomm Multimedia Framework allows memory corruption, potentially enabling code execution on affected Snapdragon devices.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 9 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mw5v-w29j-c9g9

## What is CVE-2022-25716?

CVE-2022-25716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Sd888 5g Firmware, published on 6 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Memory corruption in Multimedia Framework due to unsafe access to the data members

Weakness: CWE-367 (Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25716?

It affects 7 products.


Products: Qualcomm Sd888 5g Firmware, Qualcomm Wcd9380 Firmware, Qualcomm Wcd9385 Firmware, Qualcomm Wcn6850 Firmware, Qualcomm Wcn6851 Firmware, Qualcomm Wsa8830 Firmware, Qualcomm Wsa8835 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-25716?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25716 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-25716 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25716 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Sd888 5g Firmware

- [CVE-2022-25708](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25708/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Mobile (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-40540](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40540/): Buffer copy without checking the size of input in Linux Kernel (high 8.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-25716 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-25716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Sd888 5g Firmware, published on 6 Jan 2023. 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-2022-25716 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Sd888 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-2022-25716/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25716/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25716
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25716
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-25716

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25716/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.