Memory corruption via out-of-range QMI pointer offset
Published Mar 7, 2023 · Updated Mar 5, 2025
Memory corruption in Qualcomm Snapdragon modem software allows local users to corrupt modem memory while a QMI message is processed. The modem applies an out-of-range offset to a valid pointer, producing a pointer outside its intended memory region. Local access is required, with neither privileges nor user interaction required; Qualcomm does not disclose whether corruption yields a crash, code execution, or data access.
Summary
What happened
Memory corruption in Qualcomm Snapdragon modem software allows local users to corrupt modem memory while a QMI message is processed. The modem applies an out-of-range offset to a valid pointer, producing a pointer outside its intended memory region. Local access is required, with neither privileges nor user interaction required; Qualcomm does not disclose whether corruption yields a crash, code execution, or data access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-25709
- Published
- Mar 7, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 5, 2025
- Vendor
- Qualcomm
- Product
- Snapdragon
- Classifications
- CWE-119, CWE-823
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Mar 7, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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