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Known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2022-22071

highCVSS 3.1 7.8In CISA KEVEPSS 0.39%Published · Qualcomm, Inc.

The short answer

CVE-2022-22071 affects Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music and is rated high (CVSS 7.8). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-12-05: attackers are using it, so patch it first. The vendor has linked a patch.

What it is

Possible use after free when process shell memory is freed using IOCTL munmap call and process initialization is in progress in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music

Weakness: CWE-416.

Severity

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploited (CISA KEV)

Yes, since Dec 5, 2023

Federal due date Dec 26, 2023

EPSS, next 30 days

0.39%

Higher than 34% of scored CVEs

How it can be exploited

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

What CISA says to do

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

Affected products

Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2022-22071 being exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2022-22071 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-12-05, with a federal remediation due date of 2023-12-26.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22071?

CISA's required action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.

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