Memory corruption via audio IOCTL use-after-free
Published Dec 5, 2023 · Updated Feb 25, 2026
Use-after-free in Qualcomm Snapdragon audio firmware allows local users to corrupt memory by issuing crafted IOCTL requests. Qualcomm identifies the weakness class but has not published the affected audio routine or the object-lifetime error behind the IOCTL path. Exploitation requires high local privileges and no user interaction, with successful corruption affecting data confidentiality, integrity, and service availability.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in Qualcomm Snapdragon audio firmware allows local users to corrupt memory by issuing crafted IOCTL requests. Qualcomm identifies the weakness class but has not published the affected audio routine or the object-lifetime error behind the IOCTL path. Exploitation requires high local privileges and no user interaction, with successful corruption affecting data confidentiality, integrity, and service availability.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-22668
- Published
- Dec 5, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 25, 2026
- Vendor
- Qualcomm
- Product
- Snapdragon
- Classifications
- CWE-416
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 5, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=AQT1000
- Affected versionversion=AR8035
- Affected versionversion=FastConnect 6200
- Affected versionversion=FastConnect 6800
- Affected versionversion=FastConnect 6900
- Affected versionversion=FastConnect 7800
- Affected versionversion=QAM8255P
- Affected versionversion=QAM8775P
- Affected versionversion=QCA6391
- Affected versionversion=QCA6420
- Affected versionversion=QCA6426
- Affected versionversion=QCA6430
- Affected versionversion=QCA6436
- Affected versionversion=QCA6584AU
- Affected versionversion=QCA6698AQ
- Affected versionversion=QCA8081
- Affected versionversion=QCA8337
- Affected versionversion=QCC710
- Affected versionversion=QCN6224
- Affected versionversion=QCN6274
- Affected versionversion=QFW7114
- Affected versionversion=QFW7124
- Affected versionversion=Qualcomm 205 Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Qualcomm 215 Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=SA8255P
- Affected versionversion=SA8770P
- Affected versionversion=SA8775P
- Affected versionversion=SA9000P
- Affected versionversion=SD855
- Affected versionversion=SD865 5G
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 210 Processor
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 212 Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 855+/860 Mobile Platform (SM8150-AC)
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 865 5G Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 865+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AB)
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 870 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AC)
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 Wearable Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon Wear 4100+ Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon X75 5G Modem-RF System
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon XR2 5G Platform
- Affected versionversion=SW5100
- Affected versionversion=SW5100P
- Affected versionversion=SXR2130
- Affected versionversion=WCD9340
- Affected versionversion=WCD9341
- Affected versionversion=WCD9380
- Affected versionversion=WCN3610
- Affected versionversion=WCN3980
- Affected versionversion=WCN3988
- Affected versionversion=WSA8810
- Affected versionversion=WSA8815
- Affected versionversion=WSA8830
- Affected versionversion=WSA8835
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