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Qualcomm Chipsets Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Automotive Audio

Vulnerability

A use-after-free vulnerability has been identified in various chipsets by Qualcomm, specifically within the automotive audio component. This vulnerability leads to memory corruption by allowing access to a buffer after it has been freed, particularly when concurrent operations on shared buffers are not properly synchronized. The issue arises during the processing of Input/Output Control (IOCTL) calls, creating a risk of memory corruption that could be exploited under certain conditions.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability causes memory corruption, which can lead to undefined behavior such as arbitrary code execution or causing 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 March 2026 Security Bulletin.

Added: Mar 2, 2026, 6:36 PM
Updated: Mar 2, 2026, 10:24 PM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
7.8
impact
1.9
exploitability
2.9
remediation
7.7
relevance
3.4
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.0

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