Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Qualcomm products - CVE-2025-21473
Published: September 1, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114632
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21473
CWE-ID: CWE-367
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Qualcomm
Affected software:
FastConnect 6900
FastConnect 7800
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform
WCD9380
WSA8830
WSA8835
FastConnect 6900
FastConnect 7800
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform
WCD9380
WSA8830
WSA8835
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local application to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Camera_Linux. A local application can execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-21473
Install security update from vendor's website.