CVE-2022-22071
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CVE-2022-22071 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Possible use after free when process shell memory is freed using IOCTL munmap call and process initialization is in progress in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music. CISA has confirmed active exploitation in the wild. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Possible use after free when process shell memory is freed using IOCTL munmap call and process initialization is in progress in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Status
This vulnerability is listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies must remediate by .
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Qualcomm | Apq8053 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Ar8031 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Ar8035 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Csra6620 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Csra6640 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Mdm9150 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Msm8953 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qca6174a Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qca6390 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qca6391 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qca6426 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qca6436 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qca6574 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qca6574a Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qca6574au Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qca6595au Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qca6696 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qca8081 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qca8337 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qca9377 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qcm2290 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qcm4290 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qcm6490 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qcs2290 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qcs405 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qcs410 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qcs4290 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qcs610 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qcs6490 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qrb5165 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qrb5165m Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qrb5165n Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Qualcomm215 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Sa6155p Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Sa8155p Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Sa8195p Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Sd439 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Sd460 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Sd480 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Sd662 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Sd680 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Sd690 5g Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Sd695 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Sd750g Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Sd765 Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Sd765g Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Sd768g Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Sd778g Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Sd780g Firmware | All versions |
| Qualcomm | Sd855 Firmware | All versions |
Showing 50 of 90 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.
References
- https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/may-2022-bulletinPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/may-2022-bulletinPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22071US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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