CVE-2022-33225 Use after free in Trusted Application Environment
A use-after-free flaw in Qualcomm's Trusted Application Environment allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges 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-2022-33225?
CVE-2022-33225 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, published on 9 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory corruption due to use after free in trusted application environment.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33225?
It affects 29 products.
Products include Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9628 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6390 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6391 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6426 Firmware and 23 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-33225?
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-2022-33225 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33225 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware
- CVE-2019-14045 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Mobile
- CVE-2017-14911 Auth bypass in Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Automobile
- CVE-2020-11126 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking
- CVE-2022-33243 Improper access control in Qualcomm IPC
- CVE-2022-22063 Memory corruption in Core
Sources
Also known as 3138506, A-240985973, GHSA-w2p5-vj22-45fp, PUB-A-240985973.