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CVE-2021-1963· NVD / CVE Program· CNA qualcomm

Possible use-after-free due to lack of validation for the rule count in filter table in IPA driver in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, S

Possible use-after-free due to lack of validation for the rule count in filter table in IPA driver in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

MediumCVSS 6.7 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Sep 9, 2021
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 4th percentile
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Action score

26

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.7 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
6.7
CNA · qualcomm
6.7
agree

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
qualcommapq8009w firmware
qualcommapq8009w
qualcommapq8096au firmware
qualcommapq8096au
qualcommaqt1000 firmware
qualcommaqt1000
qualcommar8031 firmware
qualcommar8031
qualcommar8035 firmware
qualcommar8035
qualcommcsra6620 firmware
qualcommcsra6620

and 188 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • qualcomm apq8009w firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm apq8096au firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm aqt1000 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm ar8031 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm ar8035 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm csra6620 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm csra6640 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm fsm10055 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm fsm10056 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm mdm9150 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm mdm9650 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm msm8909w firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm msm8996au firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qca6174a firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qca6390 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qca6391 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qca6420 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qca6421 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qca6426 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qca6430 firmwareall versions

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (qualcomm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

    • APQ8009W, APQ8096AU, AQT1000, AR8031, AR8035, CSRA6620, CSRA6640, FSM10055, FSM10056, MDM9150, MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, QCA6174A, QCA6390, QCA6391, QCA6420, QCA6421, QCA6426, QCA6430, QCA6431, QCaffected

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    39Monitor
  • CVE-2021-35104Possible buffer overflow due to improper parsing of headers while playing the FLAC audio clip in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdr
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2021-30341Improper buffer size validation of DSM packet received can lead to memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Conn
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2021-35068Lack of null check while freeing the device information buffer in the Bluetooth HFP protocol can lead to a NULL pointer dereference in Snapd
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2020-11307Buffer overflow in modem due to improper array index check before copying into it in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connect
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2020-11168u'Null-pointer dereference can occur while accessing data buffer beyond its size that leads to access the buffer beyond its range' in Snapdr
    39Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-416 · Use After Free

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

After a memory region is freed, another reference pointing to it is still used. By then, the same region may have been allocated for different data.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

c
free(dev->buf);/* ... another thread is still running ... */process(dev->buf);

Fixed

c
lock(&dev->lock);free(dev->buf);dev->buf = NULL;unlock(&dev->lock);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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