CVE-2025-21456

HIGH
Published Aug 6, 2025 Modified Aug 20, 2025 CWE-416

Description

Memory corruption while processing IOCTL command when multiple threads are called to map/unmap buffer concurrently.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-416 Use After Free

Affected Products

Vendor Product
qualcomm ar8035_firmware
qualcomm ar8035
qualcomm c-v2x_9150_firmware
qualcomm c-v2x_9150
qualcomm fastconnect_6900_firmware
qualcomm fastconnect_6900
qualcomm fastconnect_7800_firmware
qualcomm fastconnect_7800
qualcomm qam8255p_firmware
qualcomm qam8255p
qualcomm qam8295p_firmware
qualcomm qam8295p
qualcomm qam8650p_firmware
qualcomm qam8650p
qualcomm qam8775p_firmware
qualcomm qam8775p
qualcomm qca6174a_firmware
qualcomm qca6174a
qualcomm qca6574au_firmware
qualcomm qca6574au
qualcomm qca6584au_firmware
qualcomm qca6584au
qualcomm qca6696_firmware
qualcomm qca6696
qualcomm qca6698aq_firmware
qualcomm qca6698aq
qualcomm qca6797aq_firmware
qualcomm qca6797aq
qualcomm qca8081_firmware
qualcomm qca8081
qualcomm qca8337_firmware
qualcomm qca8337
qualcomm qcc710_firmware
qualcomm qcc710
qualcomm qcn6224_firmware
qualcomm qcn6224
qualcomm qcn6274_firmware
qualcomm qcn6274
qualcomm qcs410_firmware
qualcomm qcs410
qualcomm qcs610_firmware
qualcomm qcs610
qualcomm qfw7114_firmware
qualcomm qfw7114
qualcomm qfw7124_firmware
qualcomm qfw7124
qualcomm video_collaboration_vc1_platform_firmware
qualcomm video_collaboration_vc1_platform
qualcomm video_collaboration_vc3_platform_firmware
qualcomm video_collaboration_vc3_platform
qualcomm sa6145p_firmware
qualcomm sa6145p
qualcomm sa6150p_firmware
qualcomm sa6150p
qualcomm sa6155p_firmware
qualcomm sa6155p
qualcomm sa7255p_firmware
qualcomm sa7255p
qualcomm sa7775p_firmware
qualcomm sa7775p
qualcomm sa8145p_firmware
qualcomm sa8145p
qualcomm sa8150p_firmware
qualcomm sa8150p
qualcomm sa8155p_firmware
qualcomm sa8155p
qualcomm sa8195p_firmware
qualcomm sa8195p
qualcomm sa8255p_firmware
qualcomm sa8255p
qualcomm sa8295p_firmware
qualcomm sa8295p
qualcomm sa8530p_firmware
qualcomm sa8530p
qualcomm sa8540p_firmware
qualcomm sa8540p
qualcomm sa8620p_firmware
qualcomm sa8620p
qualcomm sa8650p_firmware
qualcomm sa8650p
qualcomm sa8775p_firmware
qualcomm sa8775p
qualcomm sa9000p_firmware
qualcomm sa9000p
qualcomm snapdragon_888_5g_mobile_platform_firmware
qualcomm snapdragon_888_5g_mobile_platform
qualcomm snapdragon_888\+_5g_mobile_platform_\(sm8350-ac\)_firmware
qualcomm snapdragon_888\+_5g_mobile_platform_\(sm8350-ac\)
qualcomm snapdragon_auto_5g_modem-rf_gen_2_firmware
qualcomm snapdragon_auto_5g_modem-rf_gen_2
qualcomm snapdragon_w5\+_gen_1_wearable_platform_firmware
qualcomm snapdragon_w5\+_gen_1_wearable_platform
qualcomm snapdragon_x72_5g_modem-rf_system_firmware
qualcomm snapdragon_x72_5g_modem-rf_system
qualcomm snapdragon_x75_5g_modem-rf_system_firmware
qualcomm snapdragon_x75_5g_modem-rf_system
qualcomm sw5100_firmware
qualcomm sw5100
qualcomm sw5100p_firmware
qualcomm sw5100p
qualcomm wcd9340_firmware
qualcomm wcd9340
qualcomm wcd9341_firmware
qualcomm wcd9341
qualcomm wcd9370_firmware
qualcomm wcd9370
qualcomm wcd9380_firmware
qualcomm wcd9380
qualcomm wcd9385_firmware
qualcomm wcd9385
qualcomm wcn3660b_firmware
qualcomm wcn3660b
qualcomm wcn3680b_firmware
qualcomm wcn3680b
qualcomm wcn3950_firmware
qualcomm wcn3950
qualcomm wcn3980_firmware
qualcomm wcn3980
qualcomm wcn3988_firmware
qualcomm wcn3988
qualcomm wsa8810_firmware
qualcomm wsa8810
qualcomm wsa8815_firmware
qualcomm wsa8815
qualcomm wsa8830_firmware
qualcomm wsa8830
qualcomm wsa8835_firmware
qualcomm wsa8835

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-21456? +
Memory corruption while processing IOCTL command when multiple threads are called to map/unmap buffer concurrently. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2025-21456? +
CVE-2025-21456 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-21456? +
CVE-2025-21456 affects products from qualcomm, specifically: ar8035, ar8035_firmware, c-v2x_9150, c-v2x_9150_firmware, fastconnect_6900, fastconnect_6900_firmware, fastconnect_7800, fastconnect_7800_firmware, qam8255p, qam8255p_firmware, qam8295p, qam8295p_firmware, qam8650p, qam8650p_firmware, qam8775p, qam8775p_firmware, qca6174a, qca6174a_firmware, qca6574au, qca6574au_firmware, qca6584au, qca6584au_firmware, qca6696, qca6696_firmware, qca6698aq, qca6698aq_firmware, qca6797aq, qca6797aq_firmware, qca8081, qca8081_firmware, qca8337, qca8337_firmware, qcc710, qcc710_firmware, qcn6224, qcn6224_firmware, qcn6274, qcn6274_firmware, qcs410, qcs410_firmware, qcs610, qcs610_firmware, qfw7114, qfw7114_firmware, qfw7124, qfw7124_firmware, sa6145p, sa6145p_firmware, sa6150p, sa6150p_firmware, sa6155p, sa6155p_firmware, sa7255p, sa7255p_firmware, sa7775p, sa7775p_firmware, sa8145p, sa8145p_firmware, sa8150p, sa8150p_firmware, sa8155p, sa8155p_firmware, sa8195p, sa8195p_firmware, sa8255p, sa8255p_firmware, sa8295p, sa8295p_firmware, sa8530p, sa8530p_firmware, sa8540p, sa8540p_firmware, sa8620p, sa8620p_firmware, sa8650p, sa8650p_firmware, sa8775p, sa8775p_firmware, sa9000p, sa9000p_firmware, snapdragon_888\+_5g_mobile_platform_\(sm8350-ac\), snapdragon_888\+_5g_mobile_platform_\(sm8350-ac\)_firmware, snapdragon_888_5g_mobile_platform, snapdragon_888_5g_mobile_platform_firmware, snapdragon_auto_5g_modem-rf_gen_2, snapdragon_auto_5g_modem-rf_gen_2_firmware, snapdragon_w5\+_gen_1_wearable_platform, snapdragon_w5\+_gen_1_wearable_platform_firmware, snapdragon_x72_5g_modem-rf_system, snapdragon_x72_5g_modem-rf_system_firmware, snapdragon_x75_5g_modem-rf_system, snapdragon_x75_5g_modem-rf_system_firmware, sw5100, sw5100_firmware, sw5100p, sw5100p_firmware, video_collaboration_vc1_platform, video_collaboration_vc1_platform_firmware, video_collaboration_vc3_platform, video_collaboration_vc3_platform_firmware, wcd9340, wcd9340_firmware, wcd9341, wcd9341_firmware, wcd9370, wcd9370_firmware, wcd9380, wcd9380_firmware, wcd9385, wcd9385_firmware, wcn3660b, wcn3660b_firmware, wcn3680b, wcn3680b_firmware, wcn3950, wcn3950_firmware, wcn3980, wcn3980_firmware, wcn3988, wcn3988_firmware, wsa8810, wsa8810_firmware, wsa8815, wsa8815_firmware, wsa8830, wsa8830_firmware, wsa8835, wsa8835_firmware. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-21456? +
You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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