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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Local driver/firmware interface requires low-privilege process access; integer overflow with full memory corruption warrants high C/I/A; no scope change as impact is contained to the vulnerable system.
Primary rating from Vendor (qualcomm).
CVSS VectorVendor: qualcomm
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Memory corruption while processing a packet with a size close to the maximum allowed value.
AnalysisAI
Memory corruption in Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms occurs when a packet with a size value near the maximum allowable limit is processed, triggering an integer overflow (CWE-190) that leads to a buffer overflow condition. Affected Snapdragon chipsets - used extensively in Android smartphones, IoT, and automotive platforms - are exposed to local exploitation with low privileges, yielding high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires local code execution on the target Snapdragon device with at least low-privilege access (PR:L per CVSS vector) - a standard installed application context satisfies this on Android. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) scores 7.8 High. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | A malicious application running with standard user-level privileges on an affected Snapdragon-based Android device crafts a packet or IPC message with a size field set near the integer maximum and submits it to a vulnerable kernel driver or firmware interface. The driver's size arithmetic overflows, resulting in an undersized buffer allocation, and the subsequent memory write corrupts adjacent heap or stack memory. … |
| Remediation | The primary fix is to apply the patches detailed in Qualcomm's August 2026 Security Bulletin at https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/august-2026-bulletin.html. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Within 24 hours: Identify and inventory all Qualcomm Snapdragon devices across your organization (smartphones, IoT devices, automotive systems), and restrict local access by disabling unnecessary user accounts and administrative interfaces where operationally feasible. …
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EUVD-2026-52728
GHSA-q2v3-gr28-5g2f