# CVE-2017-18153: Use After Free in WLAN

> A race condition in the Qualcomm WLAN driver can lead to a use-after-free, potentially allowing attackers to execute code or escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-45wv-ch7h-93hx

## What is CVE-2017-18153?

CVE-2017-18153 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, published on 26 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A race condition exists in a driver potentially leading to a use-after-free condition.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18153?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Qualcomm 9206 Lte Modem Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar6003 Firmware, Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Mobile Firmware, Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Mobile Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-18153?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18153 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-18153 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18153 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware

- [CVE-2025-47320](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47320/): Out-of-bounds Write in Audio (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-10408](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10408/): Improper Access Control in Core. (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2018-11816](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11816/): Use After Free in Video (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2025-21428](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21428/): Buffer Over-read in WLAN Host (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-21429](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21429/): Buffer Over-read in WLAN Host (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-18153 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-18153 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, published on 26 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18153 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18153/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18153/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18153
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18153
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18153

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