Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto up to WSA8845H API access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon MDM, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Technology and Snapdragon Wearables. Affected is an unknown function of the component API. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-49842. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon MDM, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Technology and Snapdragon Wearables. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Memory corruption during memory mapping into protected VM address space due to incorrect API restrictions.

It is possible to read the advisory at docs.qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-49842 since 10/20/2024. 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 08/11/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

10/20/2024 🔍
05/06/2025 +198 days 🔍
05/06/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/11/2025 +97 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: docs.qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-49842 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-49842
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-307603

Entryinfo

Created: 05/06/2025 11:32
Updated: 08/11/2025 18:30
Changes: 05/06/2025 11:32 (64), 08/11/2025 18:30 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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