CVE-2022-40507 | Double free in Core

Memory corruption due to double free in Core while mapping HLOS address to the list.

Published: 2023-06-06 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-40507 is rated Moderate Risk (55.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.31%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-40507

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.63% 1.31% -1.33%
2 2026-04-02 2.54% 2.63% +0.09%
3 2025-11-22 2.54%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-40507

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.4 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.5 5.9 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-40507

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-40507

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qualcomm 315_5g_iot_modem_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:315_5g_iot_modem_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm 9205_lte_modem_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:9205_lte_modem_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm 9206_lte_modem_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:9206_lte_modem_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm 9207_lte_modem_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:9207_lte_modem_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 c-v2x_9150_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:c-v2x_9150_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 wcn3991_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3991_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm wcn3998_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3998_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm wcn6750_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn6750_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6390_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6390_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm wcn685x-5_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn685x-5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm wcn685x-1_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn685x-1_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm wcn785x-1_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn785x-1_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm wcn785x-5_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn785x-5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm fsm10056_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fsm10056_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm home_hub_100_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:home_hub_100_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm8207_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm8207_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9250_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9250_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9628_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9628_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9650_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9650_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8108_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8108_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8209_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8209_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8608_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8608_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qam8255p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8255p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qam8295p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8295p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qam8650p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8650p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qam8775p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8775p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca4004_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca4004_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6174a_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6174a_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6310_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6310_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6320_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6320_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6335_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6335_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6391_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6391_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6420_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6420_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6421_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6421_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6426_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6426_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6430_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6430_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6431_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6431_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 qca6595_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6595_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6595au_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6595au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6696_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6696_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6698aq_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6698aq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6797aq_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6797aq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca8081_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8081_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca8337_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8337_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca9367_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9367_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca9377_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9377_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca9379_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9379_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca9984_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9984_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcm2290_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm2290_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcm4290_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm4290_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcm4325_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm4325_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcm4490_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm4490_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcm6125_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm6125_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcm6490_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm6490_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn6024_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn6024_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn7606_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn7606_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn9024_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9024_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn9074_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9074_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs2290_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs2290_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs410_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs410_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs4290_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs4290_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs4490_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs4490_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs610_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs610_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs6125_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs6125_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs6490_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs6490_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs8155_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs8155_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qsm8250_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qsm8250_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-40507

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