Qualcomm Snapdragon Products WLAN Firmware Denial-of-Service Vulnerability via NDP Instance Creation

Vulnerability

A denial-of-service vulnerability has been identified in the WLAN firmware of various chipsets within Qualcomm Snapdragon products. This issue arises from a reachable assertion that occurs during the creation of Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) instances, leading to a transient denial-of-service condition.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability causes a temporary denial-of-service condition by disrupting the normal operation of the affected device's WLAN functionality.

Remediation

Qualcomm has notified customers about this vulnerability and is actively sharing patches with device manufacturers. Instructions for applying the patch can be found in the Qualcomm August 2025 Security Bulletin.

Added: Aug 6, 2025, 8:59 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2025, 8:59 AM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
8.1
impact
0.6
exploitability
7.0
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.3
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
5.8

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