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CVE-2021-1906

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 7, 2021 at 09:10 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:32 AM UTC
808 products affected across 1 vendorWCD9380 FirmwareWSA8830 FirmwareWSA8835 Firmware

Using Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables by Qualcomm, Inc.?

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score0.5%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 0.5% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 44% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Multiple Qualcomm chipsets contain a detection of error condition without action vulnerability when improper handling of address deregistration on failure can lead to new GPU address allocation failure.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Nov 3, 2021
Remediation Due
Nov 17, 2021
1804 days overdue
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1906

Description

Improper handling of address deregistration on failure can lead to new GPU address allocation failure. in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

APQ8009 Firmware· Qualcomm
95%
All versions
APQ8009W Firmware· Qualcomm
95%
All versions
APQ8017 Firmware· Qualcomm
95%
All versions
APQ8053 Firmware· Qualcomm
95%
All versions
qualcomm-apq8053 (same device)
APQ8064AU Firmware· Qualcomm
95%
All versions
APQ8096AU Firmware· Qualcomm
95%
All versions
AQT1000 Firmware· Qualcomm
95%
All versions
AR8031 Firmware· Qualcomm
95%
All versions
AR8035 Firmware· Qualcomm
95%
All versions
AR8151 Firmware· Qualcomm
95%
All versions
qualcomm-ar8151 (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/may-2021-bulletin
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-1906

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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