CVE-2025-27056 Use After Free in DSP Service

High 7.8 Published Updated

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Qualcomm DSP service allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges during resource cleanup.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-27056?

CVE-2025-27056 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, published on 8 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Memory corruption during sub-system restart while processing clean-up to free up resources.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27056?

It affects 25 products.

Products include Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, Qualcomm Qmp1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Sm8735 Firmware, Qualcomm Sm8750 Firmware, Qualcomm Sm8750p Firmware, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Firmware and 19 more.

How do I fix CVE-2025-27056?

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-2025-27056 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27056 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as 4005840, A-409047405, ASB-A-409047405, GHSA-cx9f-x7qf-72gq.

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