Qualcomm Snapdragon Compute FastConnect 6900 up to XG101032 IOCTL Call untrusted pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Compute. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component IOCTL Call Handler. The manipulation leads to untrusted pointer dereference. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-27048. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Compute. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component IOCTL Call Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-822. The product obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Memory corruption while processing camera platform driver IOCTL calls.

It is possible to read the advisory at docs.qualcomm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-27048 since 02/18/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/09/2025).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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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: Untrusted pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-822
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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

02/18/2025 CVE reserved
10/09/2025 +232 days Advisory disclosed
10/09/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/09/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: docs.qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-27048 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-27048
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-327683

Entryinfo

Created: 10/09/2025 07:38
Changes: 10/09/2025 07:38 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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