Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Memory corruption while maintaining memory maps of HLOS memory.

CheckOps priority index

4.3/10 Patch within 7 days

Severity7.8

Probability0.1

Exploitation2/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 0.67% higher than 52.1% of CVEs

CVSS 3.1 7.8 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:

Exploited for 756 days 08 Oct 2024

CISA due date 29 Oct 2024 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 2 / 5

KEV catalog (CISA)08 Oct 2024
Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)08 Oct 2024
Used by ransomwareno
EPSS above 10 %0.67%
No account, over the networkno

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Affected products

SnapdragonMultiple Chipsets

Affected versions

WCD9385
WSA8815
QCA6174A
WCN3980
QCA6426
Snapdragon 660 Mobile Platform
SA8155P
QCA6698AQ
WCN3990
QCA6574AU
SW5100P
Snapdragon 680 4G Mobile Platform

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

07 Oct 2024
Published
08 Oct 2024
Exploitation reported (ENISA)
08 Oct 2024
Added to the KEV catalog
29 Oct 2024
CISA remediation due date

References

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