Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto Kernel null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT and Snapdragon Mobile. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-25661. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT and Snapdragon Mobile (Chip Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Memory corruption due to untrusted pointer dereference in kernel in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

The weakness was disclosed 10/19/2022. The advisory is shared at qualcomm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-25661 since 02/22/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-30316). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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CNA Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/22/2022 🔍
10/19/2022 +238 days 🔍
10/19/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/06/2026 +1295 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-25661 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-25661
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-211757
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/19/2022 14:27
Updated: 05/06/2026 17:52
Changes: 10/19/2022 14:27 (39), 11/18/2022 08:21 (21), 05/06/2026 17:52 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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