Qualcomm Snapdragon Compute up to X2 Elite allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Compute up to X2 Elite. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to allocation of resources. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-25281. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Compute up to X2 Elite. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Transient DOS when processing large or numerous request buffers without sufficient memory allocation validation.

The advisory is shared for download at docs.qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-25281 since 02/02/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-81328). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.4
CNA Vector (qualcomm): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Allocation of resources
CWE: CWE-770 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/02/2026 CVE reserved
09/17/2026 +226 days Advisory disclosed
09/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: docs.qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-25281 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-25281
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-406304
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2026 06:43
Updated: 09/17/2026 07:26
Changes: 09/17/2026 06:43 (64), 09/17/2026 07:26 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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