CVE-2022-33227

Memory corruption via provider double free

Published Jun 6, 2023 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Memory corruption in Qualcomm Snapdragon GPS HLOS allows local users with high privileges to corrupt memory through provider lifecycle calls. The unregister path releases the same allocation twice after a provider is registered, leaving allocator state corrupted. Exploitation requires local high-privilege access on an affected Android device; Qualcomm has not disclosed a narrower consequence.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Memory corruption in Qualcomm Snapdragon GPS HLOS allows local users with high privileges to corrupt memory through provider lifecycle calls. The unregister path releases the same allocation twice after a provider is registered, leaving allocator state corrupted. Exploitation requires local high-privilege access on an affected Android device; Qualcomm has not disclosed a narrower consequence.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-33227
Published
Jun 6, 2023
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Qualcomm
Product
SA8155P Firmware
Classifications
CWE-415
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 6, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=*

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Qualcomm · SA8155P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm WCN3660B Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6698AQ Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SW5100 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SW5100P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAM8255P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6595AU Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6564 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · CSRB31024 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCS610 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon Auto 4G Modem Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8810 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 Mobile Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6426 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6797AQ Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA6150P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCN3680B Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6320 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCS410 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8195P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragonversion=AQT1000; version=CSRB31024; version=FastConnect 6200; version=FastConnect 6800; version=FastConnect 6900; version=QAM8255P; version=QAM8295P; version=QCA6310; version=QCA6320; version=QCA6391; version=QCA6420; version=QCA6426; version=QCA6430; version=QCA6436; version=QCA6564; version=QCA6564AU; version=QCA6574A; version=QCA6574AU; version=QCA6595AU; version=QCA6696; version=QCA6698AQ; version=QCA6797AQ; version=QCS410; version=QCS610; version=SA6145P; version=SA6150P; version=SA6155P; version=SA8145P; version=SA8150P; version=SA8155P; version=SA8195P; version=SA8255P; version=SA8295P; version=SD835; version=SD855; version=SD865 5G; version=SDM429W; version=Snapdragon 429 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 835 Mobile PC Platform; version=Snapdragon 855+/860 Mobile Platform (SM8150-AC); version=Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 865 5G Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 865+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AB); version=Snapdragon 870 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AC); version=Snapdragon Auto 4G Modem; version=Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 Wearable Platform; version=Snapdragon Wear 4100+ Platform; version=Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System; version=Snapdragon XR2 5G Platform; version=SW5100; version=SW5100P; version=SXR2130; version=WCD9335; version=WCD9340; version=WCD9341; version=WCD9370; version=WCD9380; version=WCN3610; version=WCN3620; version=WCN3660B; version=WCN3680B; version=WCN3950; version=WCN3980; version=WCN3988; version=WCN3990; version=WSA8810; version=WSA8815; version=WSA8830; version=WSA8835
Qualcomm · SA6155P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm SD835 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G Mobile Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile PC Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8255P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm SD855 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8295P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8145P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · FastConnect 6900 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCD9370 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8150P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6420 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm WCD9341 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6564AU Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCN3988 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAM8295P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6436 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6574AU Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCD9380 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6574A Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6430 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA6145P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm WCN3990 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm SD865 5G Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm WCN3610 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm WCN3620 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · FastConnect 6200 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · AQT1000 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCN3950 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8830 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6391 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 5G Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCD9340 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCN3980 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8835 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm WCD9335 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · FastConnect 6800 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SXR2130 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6696 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SDM429W Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8815 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6310 Firmwareversion=0 <=*

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.7Qualcomm, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-415Double Free

Public exploit references

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