CVE-2025-21469: Improper Access Control in Camera Driver

Published May 6, 2025
·
Updated

Memory corruption while processing image encoding, when input buffer length is 0 in IOCTL call.

Affected Software

40 affected components
All of the following
Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 Firmware
Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700
All of the following
Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware
Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900
All of the following
Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware
Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800
All of the following
Qualcomm Qcm5430 Firmware
Qualcomm Qcm5430
All of the following
Qualcomm Qcm6490 Firmware
Qualcomm Qcm6490
All of the following
Qualcomm Qcs5430 Firmware
Qualcomm Qcs5430
All of the following
Qualcomm Qcs6490 Firmware
Qualcomm Qcs6490
All of the following
Qualcomm Video Collaboration Vc3 Platform Firmware
Qualcomm Video Collaboration Vc3 Platform
All of the following
Qualcomm Sc8380xp Firmware
Qualcomm Sc8380xp
All of the following
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c\+ Gen 3 Compute Firmware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c\+ Gen 3 Compute
All of the following
Qualcomm Sc8280xp-abbb Firmware
Qualcomm Sc8280xp-abbb
All of the following
Qualcomm Wcd9370 Firmware
Qualcomm Wcd9370
All of the following
Qualcomm Wcd9375 Firmware
Qualcomm Wcd9375
All of the following
Qualcomm Wcd9380 Firmware
Qualcomm Wcd9380
All of the following
Qualcomm Wcd9385 Firmware
Qualcomm Wcd9385
All of the following
Qualcomm Wsa8830 Firmware
Qualcomm Wsa8830
All of the following
Qualcomm Wsa8835 Firmware
Qualcomm Wsa8835
All of the following
Qualcomm Wsa8840 Firmware
Qualcomm Wsa8840
All of the following
Qualcomm Wsa8845 Firmware
Qualcomm Wsa8845
All of the following
Qualcomm Wsa8845h Firmware
Qualcomm Wsa8845h

Event History

May 6, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:32 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:32 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-21469?

CVE-2025-21469 has a high severity due to potential memory corruption risks when processing image encoding.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-21469?

To fix CVE-2025-21469, ensure that you update the affected Qualcomm firmware to the latest version provided by Qualcomm.

3

What devices are affected by CVE-2025-21469?

CVE-2025-21469 affects various Qualcomm FastConnect and QCM series firmware versions.

4

What causes the vulnerability CVE-2025-21469?

CVE-2025-21469 is caused by a memory corruption issue that occurs when the input buffer length is zero in IOCTL calls.

5

Are there any available mitigations for CVE-2025-21469?

There are no specific mitigations available apart from applying the firmware update for CVE-2025-21469.

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