Qualcomm Snapdragon Connectivity up to WSA8835 Chrome use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Qualcomm Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music and Snapdragon Wearables. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Chrome. Executing a manipulation can lead to use after free. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-27038. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music and Snapdragon Wearables. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Chrome. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Memory corruption while rendering graphics using Adreno GPU drivers in Chrome.

The advisory is shared for download at docs.qualcomm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-27038 since 02/18/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 11/13/2025).

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 275164 (Qualcomm FastConnect 7800 Multiple Vulnerabilities (June 2025)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. This issue was added on 06/03/2025 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 06/24/2025:

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Zero-Day.cz (1010), Tenable (275164) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-16700). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 275164
Nessus Name: Qualcomm FastConnect 7800 Multiple Vulnerabilities (June 2025)

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02/18/2025 🔍
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11/13/2025 +163 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: docs.qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-27038 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-27038
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-310948
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/03/2025 08:48
Updated: 11/13/2025 06:43
Changes: 06/03/2025 08:48 (64), 06/03/2025 10:14 (1), 06/03/2025 14:33 (1), 06/03/2025 19:29 (13), 06/05/2025 08:35 (2), 11/13/2025 06:43 (2)
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