# CVE-2025-21446: Buffer Over-read in WLAN Firmware

> A buffer over-read in Qualcomm WLAN firmware allows attackers to cause a transient denial of service by sending crafted WLAN frames.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Jul 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vr8p-mwh4-q7pp

## What is CVE-2025-21446?

CVE-2025-21446 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, published on 8 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Transient DOS may occur when processing vendor-specific information elements while parsing a WLAN frame for BTM requests.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read), CWE-126 (Buffer Over-read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-21446?

It affects 240 products.


Products: Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar9380 Firmware, Qualcomm Csr8811 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6800 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 214 Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 216 Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 316 Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 318 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5010 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5028 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5332 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6010 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6018 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6028 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq8064 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq8065 Firmware and 220 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-21446?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-21446 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-21446 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21446 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware

- [CVE-2023-33106](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33106/): Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use of Out-of-Range Pointer Offset (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-45569](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45569/): Improper Validation of Array Index in WLAN Host Communication (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-21473](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21473/): Improper Input Validation in WIN SON (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-28582](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28582/): Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in Data Modem (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-43552](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43552/): Use After Free in WLAN Host Communication (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-21446 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-21446 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, published on 8 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21446 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Ar8035 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-2025-21446/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21446/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21446
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21446
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21446

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21446/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.