Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto up to WSA8835 Glink Linux use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Small Cell, Snapdragon WBC, Snapdragon Wearables and Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Glink Linux. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-43057. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Small Cell, Snapdragon WBC, Snapdragon Wearables and Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Glink Linux. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The advisory is available at docs.qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-43057 since 08/05/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/03/2025).

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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/05/2024 🔍
03/03/2025 +210 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: docs.qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-43057 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-43057
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-298158

Entryinfo

Created: 03/03/2025 11:40
Changes: 03/03/2025 11:40 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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