Memory corruption via concurrent DSP map access
Published Oct 19, 2022 · Updated May 9, 2025
Use-after-free memory corruption in Qualcomm Snapdragon DSP Services allows local users to corrupt memory through concurrent map access. Different service threads access shared maps after the associated object has been freed, leaving a stale reference that can be dereferenced during concurrent processing. Exploitation requires local access and high privileges, and Qualcomm has not disclosed a specific trigger or resulting control primitive.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free memory corruption in Qualcomm Snapdragon DSP Services allows local users to corrupt memory through concurrent map access. Different service threads access shared maps after the associated object has been freed, leaving a stale reference that can be dereferenced during concurrent processing. Exploitation requires local access and high privileges, and Qualcomm has not disclosed a specific trigger or resulting control primitive.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-25666
- Published
- Oct 19, 2022
- Updated
- May 9, 2025
- Vendor
- Qualcomm
- Product
- Snapdragon
- Classifications
- CWE-416
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 19, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 9, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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