CVE-2021-30348 [Medium] | Denial of Service in Pq8009 Firmware

Improper validation of LLM utility timers availability can lead to denial of service in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.05%	0.23%	+0.18%
2	2023-07-27	0.04%	0.05%	+0.01%
3	2023-03-07	—	0.04%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.05%

0.23%

+0.18%

2023-07-27

0.04%

0.05%

+0.01%

2023-03-07

—

0.04%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
6.5	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:A) Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.8	3.6	[email protected]
6.5	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:A) Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.8	3.6	[email protected]
3.3	2.0	LOW	`AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:A) Requires access to an adjacent network segment. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:N) No confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:N) No integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	6.5	2.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

6.5

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:A): Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.8

3.6

[email protected]

6.5

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:A): Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.8

3.6

[email protected]

3.3

2.0

LOW

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand

Access vector (AV:A): Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N): No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N): No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

6.5

2.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-30348

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
qualcomm	pq8009_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pq8009_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8017_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8017_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8064au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8064au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8096au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8096au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	aqt1000_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:aqt1000_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ar8031_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8031_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ar8035_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8035_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	csra6620_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csra6620_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	csra6640_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csra6640_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	csrb31024_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csrb31024_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9250_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9250_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9607_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9607_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9628_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9628_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9640_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9640_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9650_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9650_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8996au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8996au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca1062_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca1062_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca1064_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca1064_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca2062_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca2062_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca2064_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca2064_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca2065_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca2065_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca2066_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca2066_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6174a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6174a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6175a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6175a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6390_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6390_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6391_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6391_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6420_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6420_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6426_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6426_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6430_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6430_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6436_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6436_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6564_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6564_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6564a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6564a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6564au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6564au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6574_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6574_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6574a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6574a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6574au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6574au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6584_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6584_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6595au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6595au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6696_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6696_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca8081_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8081_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca8337_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8337_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9377_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9377_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9379_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9379_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9886_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9886_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm2290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm2290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm4290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm4290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm6490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm6490_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn7605_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn7605_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn7606_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn7606_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs2290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs2290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs405_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs405_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs410_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs410_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs4290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs4290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs603_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs603_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs605_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs605_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs610_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs610_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs6490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs6490_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcx315_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcx315_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qrb5165_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qrb5165_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qrb5165n_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qrb5165n_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa415m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa415m_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa515m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa515m_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa6145p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6145p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa6150p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6150p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa6155_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6155_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa6155p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6155p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8145p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8145p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8150p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8150p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8155_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8155_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8155p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8155p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8195p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8195p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sc8280xp_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sc8280xp_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd_675_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_675_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd_8cx_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_8cx_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd460_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd460_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd480_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd480_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd660_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd660_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd662_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd662_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd665_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd665_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd675_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd675_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2021-30348

URL	Tags
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/december-2021-bulletin	Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2021-30348

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-30348

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-30348

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-30348

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-30348

References for CVE-2021-30348