Qualcomm Snapdragon Chipsets Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Camera Processing Events

Vulnerability

A use-after-free vulnerability has been identified in various chipsets of Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. This vulnerability occurs in the camera component when processing event close commands. The issue arises if a client process terminates unexpectedly, leading to memory corruption.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability causes memory corruption, which can potentially be exploited to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition by crashing the application or system.

Remediation

Qualcomm has released patches for this vulnerability. Instructions for applying the patch can be found in the Qualcomm July 2025 Security Bulletin.

Added: Jul 8, 2025, 2:09 PM
Updated: Jul 8, 2025, 2:09 PM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
7.8
impact
2.5
exploitability
3.3
remediation
6.0
relevance
0.2
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.8

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