Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto up to WSA8845H Crypto API Call cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon CCW, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon MDM, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Technology and Snapdragon WBC and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Crypto API Call Handler. Such manipulation leads to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-21422. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon CCW, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon MDM, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Technology and Snapdragon WBC. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Crypto API Call Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-310. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cryptographic issue while processing crypto API calls, missing checks may lead to corrupted key usage or IV reuses.

The advisory is shared for download at docs.qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-21422 since 12/18/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-20494). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/18/2024 🔍
07/08/2025 +201 days 🔍
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07/22/2025 +13 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: docs.qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-21422 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-21422
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-315368
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2025 17:02
Updated: 07/22/2025 00:26
Changes: 07/08/2025 17:02 (64), 07/10/2025 10:35 (1), 07/22/2025 00:26 (12)
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