Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto up to XR1 Platform File Descriptor use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wearables. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component File Descriptor Handler. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-43066. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wearables and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component File Descriptor Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Memory corruption while handling file descriptor during listener registration/de-registration.

The advisory is shared for download at docs.qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-43066 since 08/05/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/07/2025).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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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
CNA Vector (qualcomm): 🔍

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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 🔍
04/07/2025 +245 days 🔍
04/07/2025 +0 days 🔍
10/07/2025 +183 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: docs.qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-43066 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-43066
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-303656

Entryinfo

Created: 04/07/2025 12:45
Updated: 10/07/2025 02:31
Changes: 04/07/2025 12:45 (64), 10/07/2025 02:31 (1)
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