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HIGH SEVERITY
CVE-2022-22071 Qualcomm · Multiple Chipsets

Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

HIGH
8.4 / 10
Minimal Risk Critical
Vector Specification
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

0.55 %
Predictive Probability
Percentile Rank
67.5 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 67.5% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Dec 05, 2023

Remediation Due

Dec 26, 2023

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

Multiple Qualcomm chipsets contain a use-after-free vulnerability when process shell memory is freed using IOCTL munmap call and process initialization is in progress.

Remediation Directive

Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

External Intelligence

This vulnerability affects a common open-source component, third-party library, or a protocol used by different products. Please check with specific vendors for information on patching status. For more information, please see:

https://git.codelinaro.org/clo/la/kernel/msm-5.4/-/commit/586840fde350d7b8563df9889c8ce397e2c20dda
NVD

National Vulnerability Database

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22071