Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto up to WSA8845H ioctl Command use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon CCW, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wearables. This affects an unknown part of the component ioctl Command Handler. This manipulation causes use after free. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-53015. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon CCW, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wearables. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component ioctl Command 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 while processing IOCTL command to handle buffers associated with a session.

It is possible to read the advisory at docs.qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-53015 since 11/19/2024. 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 06/03/2025).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-54638). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.6
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/19/2024 🔍
06/03/2025 +195 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: docs.qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-53015 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-53015
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-310939
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/03/2025 08:36
Updated: 06/03/2025 15:33
Changes: 06/03/2025 08:36 (64), 06/03/2025 10:14 (1), 06/03/2025 15:33 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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