CVE-2025-21424
Use After Free in NPU
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions
Memory corruption while calling the NPU driver APIs concurrently.
msm_npu has a race condition between npu_host_unload_network and npu_host_exec_network_v2 that leads to memory corruption.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2024-12-18 CVE Reserved
- 2025-03-03 CVE Published
- 2025-03-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-21 First Exploit
- 2025-08-11 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/march-2025-bulletin.html |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://packetstorm.news/files/id/189958 | 2025-03-21 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Qualcomm, Inc. Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." | Snapdragon Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" | 215 Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" and version "215" | en |
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| Qualcomm, Inc. Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." | Snapdragon Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" | 675 Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" and version "675" | en |
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| Qualcomm, Inc. Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." | Snapdragon Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" | 400 Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" and version "400" | en |
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| Qualcomm, Inc. Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." | Snapdragon Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" | 439 Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" and version "439" | en |
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| Qualcomm, Inc. Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." | Snapdragon Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" | 460 Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" and version "460" | en |
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| Qualcomm, Inc. Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." | Snapdragon Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" | 660 Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" and version "660" | en |
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| Qualcomm, Inc. Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." | Snapdragon Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" | 662 Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" and version "662" | en |
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| Qualcomm, Inc. Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." | Snapdragon Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" | 675 Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" and version "675" | en |
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| Qualcomm, Inc. Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." | Snapdragon Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" | 678 Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" and version "678" | en |
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| Qualcomm, Inc. Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." | Snapdragon Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" | 720 Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" and version "720" | en |
Affected
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| Qualcomm, Inc. Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." | Snapdragon Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" | 730 Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" and version "730" | en |
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| Qualcomm, Inc. Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." | Snapdragon Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" | 730 Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" and version "730" | en |
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| Qualcomm, Inc. Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." | Snapdragon Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" | 732 Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" and version "732" | en |
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| Qualcomm, Inc. Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." | Snapdragon Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" | 782 Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" and version "782" | en |
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| Qualcomm, Inc. Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." | Snapdragon Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" | 855 Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" and version "855" | en |
Affected
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| Qualcomm, Inc. Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." | Snapdragon Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" | 4 Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" and version "4" | en |
Affected
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| Qualcomm, Inc. Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." | Snapdragon Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" | 400 Search vendor "Qualcomm, Inc." for product "Snapdragon" and version "400" | en |
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