CVE-2021-35120: qualcomm, inc. snapdragon compute, snapdragon connectivity, snapdragon industrial iot, snapdragon mobile Use After Free

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-35120 is a medium (CVSS 6.7) Use After Free vulnerability in qualcomm, inc. snapdragon compute, snapdragon connectivity, snapdragon industrial iot, snapdragon mobile. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 14-06-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improper handling between export and release functions on the same handle from client can lead to use after free in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

• CWE-416Use After FreeThe product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.