CVE-2025-27038 Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use-After-Free
A use-after-free flaw in Qualcomm Adreno GPU drivers allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via malicious graphics rendering in Chrome on Android.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 3 Jun 2025
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-27038?
CVE-2025-27038 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, published on 3 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Memory corruption while rendering graphics using Adreno GPU drivers in Chrome.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27038?
It affects 44 products.
Products include Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6620 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6640 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca2066 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6391 Firmware and 38 more.
How do I fix CVE-2025-27038?
Apply the vendor's patch. US federal agencies must fix it by 24 Jun 2025.
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-2025-27038 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2025-27038 in the wild since at least 3 Jun 2025.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware
- CVE-2022-25729 Improper Input Validation in MODEM
- CVE-2022-25727 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Voice & Music
- CVE-2021-30285 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking
- CVE-2021-30275 Integer overflow in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking
- CVE-2021-30274 Integer overflow in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking
Sources
Also known as 4080397, A-418032173, ASB-A-418032173, GHSA-h454-pc9h-rvh2.