Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto FastConnect 6800 up to WSA8830 A2dp Sink Command Queue use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wearables. This affects an unknown part of the component A2dp Sink Command Queue. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-21474. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wearables. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component A2dp Sink Command Queue. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Memory corruption while processing commands from A2dp sink command queue.

The advisory is shared at docs.qualcomm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-21474 since 12/18/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/20/2025).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/18/2024 CVE reserved
08/06/2025 +230 days Advisory disclosed
08/06/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/20/2025 +14 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: docs.qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-21474 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-21474
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-319013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2025 10:07
Updated: 08/20/2025 03:19
Changes: 08/06/2025 10:07 (64), 08/20/2025 03:19 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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