Use After Free in Qualcomm Apq8009
CVE-2021-1976
A use after free can occur due to improper validation of P2P device address in PD Request frame in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/august-2021-bulletin (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-1976?
- CVE-2021-1976 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-09-17.
- How severe is CVE-2021-1976?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.