CVE-2022-25722 Information Exposure in DSP Services

Medium 6.0 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit improper memory handling in Qualcomm DSP services to expose sensitive information on Android devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-25722?

CVE-2022-25722 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8096au 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

Information exposure in DSP services due to improper handling of freeing memory

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25722?

It affects 78 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Ar9380 Firmware, Qualcomm Csr8811 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq4018 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq4019 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq4028 Firmware and 72 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-25722?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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-2022-25722 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25722 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as 3156835, A-238118178, GHSA-65gw-p9mc-q88m, PUB-A-238118178.

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