CVE-2022-33257 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in Core
A race condition in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows memory corruption during dump collection, potentially enabling code execution or privilege escalation.
- 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-2022-33257?
CVE-2022-33257 is a critical vulnerability in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, published on 7 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory corruption in Core due to time-of-check time-of-use race condition during dump collection in trust zone.
Weakness: CWE-367
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33257?
It affects 140 products.
Products include Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6620 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6640 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9205 Firmware and 134 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-33257?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33257 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-33257 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33257 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-rjfg-3m55-wmp7.