Use-after-free in Qualcomm Adreno GPU drivers in Chrome
CVE-2025-27038 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Qualcomm Graphics / Adreno GPU user-land driver components that can trigger memory corruption while rendering graphics in Chrome. The provided content specifically describes the issue as occurring in Adreno GPU drivers during Chrome graphics rendering, and more detailed reporting states it is a Qualcomm Adreno GPU user-land library UAF reachable via WebGL, including a crafted glFenceSync call. Google TAG indicated the flaw was under limited, targeted exploitation, and GTIG reported it was observed exploited in the wild as part of an exploit chain with Chrome renderer CVE-2024-0519 and KGSL driver CVE-2023-33106.
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Qualcomm Android vulnerability patched by Google; reported as actively exploited in the wild.
A Qualcomm Graphics component use-after-free vulnerability that can cause memory corruption while rendering graphics using Adreno GPU drivers in Chrome. It was flagged as actively exploited in the wild.
A use-after-free in Qualcomm Adreno GPU drivers (triggerable during graphics rendering, including via Chrome) leading to memory corruption; reported as exploited in limited targeted attacks.
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Qualcomm Graphics component that may cause memory corruption while rendering graphics using Adreno GPU drivers in Chrome.
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