CVE-2024-21462 Buffer Over-read in TZ Secure OS
A buffer over-read in Qualcomm's Secure OS allows attackers to cause a transient denial of service when loading Trusted Application ELF files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-21462?
CVE-2024-21462 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qualcomm 315 5g Iot Modem Firmware, published on 1 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Transient DOS while loading the TA ELF file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21462?
It affects 311 products.
Products include Qualcomm 315 5g Iot Modem Firmware, Qualcomm 9205 Lte Modem Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm C-V2x 9150 Firmware and 305 more.
How do I fix CVE-2024-21462?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21462 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-21462 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21462 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm 315 5g Iot Modem Firmware
- CVE-2023-33107 Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Integer Overflow
- CVE-2023-33063 Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-27034 Improper Validation of Array Index in Multi-Mode Call Processor
- CVE-2023-22388 Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in Multi-mode Call Processor
- CVE-2023-28578 Improper Input Validation in Services
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5wm9-v2rg-4wx7.