Qca6574a Firmware
CVE-2021-1958
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Concurrency control, locking
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.4 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, high complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
A race condition in fastrpc kernel driver for dynamic process creation can lead to use after free scenario in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4).
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-362. A race condition in fastrpc kernel driver for dynamic process creation can lead to use after free scenario in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables Affected products include: Qualcomm Qca6574A Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6574Au Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6595 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6595Au Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6696 Firmware.
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AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
A race condition in fastrpc kernel driver for dynamic process creation can lead to use after free scenario in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables
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Attack Technique
Race conditions occur when multiple concurrent requests exploit the brief time gap between checking a condition and acting upon it (TOCTOU - Time of Check, Time of Use).
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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