Memory corruption via Adreno use-after-free
Published Jun 3, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026
Use-after-free in Qualcomm Snapdragon Adreno GPU drivers allows remote attackers to corrupt memory through graphics rendered in Chrome. Qualcomm identifies the Adreno graphics path but has not disclosed the freed object or the lifetime operation that later reuses it. Successful exploitation requires user interaction with Chrome-rendered content and compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability; Qualcomm reports limited, targeted exploitation.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in Qualcomm Snapdragon Adreno GPU drivers allows remote attackers to corrupt memory through graphics rendered in Chrome. Qualcomm identifies the Adreno graphics path but has not disclosed the freed object or the lifetime operation that later reuses it. Successful exploitation requires user interaction with Chrome-rendered content and compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability; Qualcomm reports limited, targeted exploitation.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-27038
- Published
- Jun 3, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Vendor
- Qualcomm
- Product
- Snapdragon
- Classifications
- CWE-416, T1189
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 3, 2025Exploitation reportedCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog listing
- Jun 3, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=QCA2066
- Affected versionversion=QCA6391
- Affected versionversion=QCM6125
- Affected versionversion=QCM8550
- Affected versionversion=QCN9011
- Affected versionversion=QCN9012
- Affected versionversion=QCS6125
- Affected versionversion=QCS8550
- Affected versionversion=Qualcommr Video Collaboration VC1 Platform
- Affected versionversion=SM6475
- Affected versionversion=SM6650
- Affected versionversion=SM6650P
- Affected versionversion=SM7435
- Affected versionversion=SM7635
- Affected versionversion=SM7635P
- Affected versionversion=Smart Audio 400 Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 680 4G Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 685 4G Mobile Platform (SM6225-AD)
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 Wearable Platform
- Affected versionversion=SW5100
- Affected versionversion=SW5100P
- Affected versionversion=WCD9335
- Affected versionversion=WCD9370
- Affected versionversion=WCD9375
- Affected versionversion=WCD9378
- Affected versionversion=WCD9385
- Affected versionversion=WCD9395
- Affected versionversion=WCN3950
- Affected versionversion=WCN3980
- Affected versionversion=WCN3988
- Affected versionversion=WCN6650
- Affected versionversion=WCN6740
- Affected versionversion=WCN6755
- Affected versionversion=WSA8810
- Affected versionversion=WSA8815
- Affected versionversion=WSA8830
- Affected versionversion=WSA8832
- Affected versionversion=WSA8835
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Reported exploitation
- Limited targeted exploitation reported by Qualcommreported exploitation
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog listingknown exploited catalog
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