Findings

CVE-2022-22071

Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Published Jun 14, 2022 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · qualcomm apq8053 firmware

Possible use after free when process shell memory is freed using IOCTL munmap call and process initialization is in progress in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

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  1. Jun 14, 2022 · Catalog

    Detected

    Possible use after free when process shell memory is freed using IOCTL munmap call and process initialization is in progress in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music

  2. Dec 5, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  3. Dec 26, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Possible use after free when process shell memory is freed using IOCTL munmap call and process initialization is in progress in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music

Required action

Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

CISA due date Dec 26, 2023

Affected

  • cpe qualcomm/apq8053 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe qualcomm/ar8031 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe qualcomm/ar8035 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe qualcomm/csra6620 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe qualcomm/csra6640 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe qualcomm/mdm9150 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe qualcomm/msm8953 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe qualcomm/qca6174a firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe qualcomm/qca6390 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe qualcomm/qca6391 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe qualcomm/qca6426 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe qualcomm/qca6436 firmwareversion unspecified
  • vendor Qualcomm Multiple Chipsetsversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-22071

    Multiple Qualcomm chipsets contain a use-after-free vulnerability when process shell memory is freed using IOCTL munmap call and process initialization is in progress.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-22071

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-22071

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2022-22071

    Possible use after free when process shell memory is freed using IOCTL munmap call and process initialization is in progress in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice &

    nvd.nist.gov

References