---
id: CVE-2026-25281
title: >-
  Transient DOS when processing large or numerous request buffers without
  sufficient memory allocation validation.
summary: >-
  Transient DOS when processing large or numerous request buffers without
  sufficient memory allocation validation.
severity: high
cvss: 7.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-770
vendor: qualcomm
product: cologne_firmware
affected:
  - cologne_firmware
  - fastconnect_7800_firmware
  - snapdragon_x2_elite_firmware
  - wcd9378c_firmware
  - wsa8840_firmware
  - wsa8845_firmware
  - wsa8845h_firmware
published: '2026-09-17'
updated: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T19:00:52.657'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25281'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/september-2026-bulletin.html
    label: product-security@qualcomm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.001
epssPercentile: 0.00777
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-17T14:38:09.595442Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-17T05:11:38.055Z'
---

## Overview

Transient DOS when processing large or numerous request buffers without sufficient memory allocation validation.

## Affected

- `cologne_firmware`
- `fastconnect_7800_firmware`
- `snapdragon_x2_elite_firmware`
- `wcd9378c_firmware`
- `wsa8840_firmware`
- `wsa8845_firmware`
- `wsa8845h_firmware`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.