Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto GPU Address allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music and Snapdragon Wearables. Affected is an unknown function of the component GPU Address Handler. This manipulation causes allocation of resources. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-1906. The attack can only be executed locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music and Snapdragon Wearables (Chip Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component GPU Address Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was shared 05/07/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-1906. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

It is declared as attacked. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 11/03/2021 with a due date of 11/17/2021:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Zero-Day.cz (632) and EUVD (EUVD-2021-7370). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
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Class: Allocation of resources
CWE: CWE-770 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Attacked

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Recommended: Upgrade
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05/07/2021 +149 days 🔍
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07/29/2025 +1543 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-1906 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-1906
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-174679
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 05/07/2021 15:59
Updated: 07/29/2025 01:29
Changes: 05/07/2021 15:59 (37), 05/12/2021 11:38 (6), 05/12/2021 11:45 (1), 04/20/2024 13:45 (26), 06/28/2024 00:46 (2), 09/11/2024 23:15 (1), 02/18/2025 17:58 (28), 07/29/2025 01:29 (1)
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