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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-11231 · published 7 April 2021

CVE-2020-11231: Qualcomm apq8017 firmware double free vulnerability

Qualcomm · Apq8017 Firmware

Two threads call one or both functions concurrently leading to corruption of pointers and reference counters which in turn can lead to heap corruption in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

6.7 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.15% · top 96.3% CWE-415 · Double free
6.7CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.6
0.15%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
150Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Two threads call one or both functions concurrently leading to corruption of pointers and reference counters which in turn can lead to heap corruption in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

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

Affected products

150 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/april-2021-bulletin PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/april-2021-bulletin PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-11231), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-06). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.