Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use-After-Free Vulnerability (CVE-2021-1905)
Severity: high · Patch status: patched · Since 2021-11-03 · CVE-2021-1905
Multiple Qualcomm Chipsets contain a use after free vulnerability due to improper handling of memory mapping of multiple processes simultaneously. CISA added CVE-2021-1905 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 3, 2021, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by May 3, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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