CVE-2025-21424
HIGHCVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Description
Memory corruption while calling the NPU driver APIs concurrently.
Analysis
Memory corruption while calling the NPU driver APIs concurrently. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
Technical Context
This vulnerability is classified as Use After Free (CWE-416), which allows attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Memory corruption while calling the NPU driver APIs concurrently. Affected products include: Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm C-V2X 9150 Firmware.
Affected Products
Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm C-V2X 9150 Firmware.
Remediation
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use smart pointers or garbage-collected languages. Set pointers to NULL after freeing. Enable memory sanitizers.
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