Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use-After-Free Vulnerability (CVE-2022-22071)
Severity: high · Patch status: patched · Since 2023-12-05 · CVE-2022-22071
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. CISA added CVE-2022-22071 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Dec 5, 2023, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Dec 26, 2023 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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