CVE-2025-21456 (GCVE-0-2025-21456)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-06 07:25 – Updated: 2026-11-03 22:02
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Use After Free in NPU
Summary
Memory corruption while processing IOCTL command when multiple threads are called to map/unmap buffer concurrently.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-07 03:55 UTC
CWE
- CWE-416 - Use After Free
Assigner
qualcomm
CNA
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualcomm, Inc. | Snapdragon |
Affected:
AR8035
Affected: C-V2X 9150 Affected: FastConnect 6900 Affected: FastConnect 7800 Affected: QAM8255P Affected: QAM8295P Affected: QAM8650P Affected: QAM8775P Affected: QCA6174A Affected: QCA6574AU Affected: QCA6584AU Affected: QCA6696 Affected: QCA6698AQ Affected: QCA6797AQ Affected: QCA8081 Affected: QCA8337 Affected: QCC710 Affected: QCN6224 Affected: QCN6274 Affected: QCS410 Affected: QCS610 Affected: QFW7114 Affected: QFW7124 Affected: Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC1 Platform Affected: Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC3 Platform Affected: SA6145P Affected: SA6150P Affected: SA6155P Affected: SA7255P Affected: SA7775P Affected: SA8145P Affected: SA8150P Affected: SA8155P Affected: SA8195P Affected: SA8255P Affected: SA8295P Affected: SA8530P Affected: SA8540P Affected: SA8620P Affected: SA8650P Affected: SA8775P Affected: SA9000P Affected: Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform Affected: Snapdragon 888+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8350-AC) Affected: Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2 Affected: Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 Wearable Platform Affected: Snapdragon X72 5G Modem-RF System Affected: Snapdragon X75 5G Modem-RF System Affected: SW5100 Affected: SW5100P Affected: WCD9340 Affected: WCD9341 Affected: WCD9370 Affected: WCD9380 Affected: WCD9385 Affected: WCN3660B Affected: WCN3680B Affected: WCN3950 Affected: WCN3980 Affected: WCN3988 Affected: WSA8810 Affected: WSA8815 Affected: WSA8830 Affected: WSA8835 |
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