# CVE-2022-22071: Possible use after free when process shell memory is freed using IOCTL munmap call and process initialization is in progress in Snapdragon A

- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2023-12-05, remediation due 2023-12-26
- Published: 2022-06-14 · Updated: 2025-10-21

## Summary

This vulnerability affects Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms used in automotive, compute, connectivity, IoT, mobile, and voice and music devices. It could allow memory corruption or a use-after-free condition when a process's shell memory is freed during initialization, potentially leading to crashes or unauthorized code execution.

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## Affected

- Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music: APQ8053, AR8031, AR8035, CSRA6620, CSRA6640, MDM9150, MSM8953, QCA6174A, QCA6390, QCA6391, QCA6426, QCA6436, QCA6574, QCA6574A, QCA6574AU, QCA6595AU, QCA6696, QCA8081, QCA8337, QCA9377, QCM2290, QCM4290, QCM6490, QCS2290, QCS405, QCS410, QCS4290, QCS610, QCS6490, QRB5165, QRB5165M, QRB5165N, Qualcomm215, SA6155P, SA8155P, SA8195P, SD439, SD460, SD480, SD662, SD680, SD690 5G, SD695, SD750G, SD765, SD765G, SD768G, SD778G, SD780G, SD855, SD865 5G, SD870, SD888 5G, SDX12, SDX55, SDX55M, SDX65, SDXR2 5G, SM4125, SM7250P, SM7325P, WCD9326, WCD9335, WCD9341, WCD9370, WCD9375, WCD9380, WCD9385, WCN3615, WCN3660B, WCN3680B, WCN3910, WCN3950, WCN3980, WCN3988, WCN3991, WCN3998, WCN3999, WCN6740, WCN6750, WCN6850, WCN6851, WCN6855, WCN6856, WCN7850, WCN7851, WSA8810, WSA8815, WSA8830, WSA8835

## Description

Possible use after free when process shell memory is freed using IOCTL munmap call and process initialization is in progress in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [CISA KEV entries](https://cve.now/kev.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/may-2022-bulletin

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