CVE-2021-32025: blackberry qnx_momentics Context Switching Race Condition

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-32025 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Context Switching Race Condition vulnerability in blackberry qnx_momentics. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 09-03-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 22-08-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the QNX Neutrino Kernel of affected versions of QNX Software Development Platform version(s) 6.4.0 to 7.0, QNX Momentics all 6.3.x versions, QNX OS for Safety versions 1.0.0 to 1.0.2, QNX OS for Safety versions 2.0.0 to 2.0.1, QNX for Medical versions 1.0.0 to 1.1.1, and QNX OS for Medical version 2.0.0 could allow an attacker to potentially access data, modify behavior, or permanently crash the system.

• CWE-368Context Switching Race ConditionA product performs a series of non-atomic actions to switch between contexts that cross privilege or other security boundaries, but a race condition allows an attacker to modify or misrepresent the product's behavior during the switch.