Information disclosure due to exposure of information while GPU reads the data in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivi
Information disclosure due to exposure of information while GPU reads the data in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables
- Published
- Oct 19, 2022
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 7th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-459
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Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 5.5
- CNA · qualcomm
- 6.2
- 0.7 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| qualcomm | apq8009 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8009_firmware |
| qualcomm | apq8009 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:apq8009 |
| qualcomm | apq8052 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8052_firmware |
| qualcomm | apq8052 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:apq8052 |
| qualcomm | apq8053 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8053_firmware |
| qualcomm | apq8053 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:apq8053 |
| qualcomm | apq8056 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8056_firmware |
| qualcomm | apq8056 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:apq8056 |
| qualcomm | apq8076 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8076_firmware |
| qualcomm | apq8076 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:apq8076 |
| qualcomm | apq8096au firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8096au_firmware |
| qualcomm | apq8096au | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:apq8096au |
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 apq8009 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm apq8052 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm apq8053 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm apq8056 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm apq8076 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm apq8096au firmwareall versions
- qualcomm aqt1000 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm mdm9150 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm mdm9650 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm msm8108 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm msm8208 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm msm8209 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm msm8608 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm msm8952 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm msm8953 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm msm8956 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm msm8976 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm msm8976sg firmwareall versions
- qualcomm msm8996au firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qam8295p 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 Wearables
- APQ8009, APQ8052, APQ8053, APQ8056, APQ8076, APQ8096AU, AQT1000, MDM9150, MDM9650, MSM8108, MSM8208, MSM8209, MSM8608, MSM8952, MSM8953, MSM8956, MSM8976, MSM8976SG, MSM8996AU, QAM8295P, QCA6174A, QCAaffected
Same product
qualcomm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2020-11261Memory corruption due to improper check to return error when user application requests memory allocation of a huge size in Snapdragon Auto, KEV61This week
- CVE-2021-1905Possible use after free due to improper handling of memory mapping of multiple processes simultaneously.KEV61This week
- CVE-2021-1906Improper handling of address deregistration on failure can lead to new GPU address allocation failure.KEV52Plan
- CVE-2020-3657u'Remote code execution can happen by sending a carefully crafted POST query when Device configuration is accessed from a tethered client th48Plan
- CVE-2021-30351An out of bound memory access can occur due to improper validation of number of frames being passed during music playback in Snapdragon Auto40Plan
- CVE-2022-40510Buffer copy without checking size of input in Audio.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.
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.
Credits
All researchersFinders, 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.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-459 · Incomplete CleanupCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
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.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
We don't hand-write analysis for all 385,000+ vulnerabilities; that wouldn't be honest. For notable, high-impact vulnerabilities our team writes the mechanism, detection and remediation steps.
We use this product, ask for helpChange log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/172853/Qualcomm-Adreno-GPU-Information-Leak.html
- www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/october-2022-bulletin
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.