Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto up to X75 5G Modem-RF System Global List use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon WBC and Snapdragon Wearables and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Global List Handler. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-45553. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon WBC and Snapdragon Wearables. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Global List Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Memory corruption can occur when process-specific maps are added to the global list. If a map is removed from the global list while another thread is using it for a process-specific task, issues may arise.

It is possible to read the advisory at docs.qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-45553 since 09/02/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/14/2025).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/02/2024 🔍
01/06/2025 +126 days 🔍
01/06/2025 +0 days 🔍
01/14/2025 +8 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: docs.qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-45553 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-45553
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-290251

Entryinfo

Created: 01/06/2025 12:20
Updated: 01/14/2025 01:45
Changes: 01/06/2025 12:20 (63), 01/14/2025 01:45 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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