# CVE-2024-23378: Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input (`Classic Buffer Overflow`) in Audio

> A buffer overflow in Qualcomm Snapdragon audio drivers allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via malicious IOCTL calls.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 7 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7wh7-988c-gqfj

## What is CVE-2024-23378?

CVE-2024-23378 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Qam8255p Firmware, published on 7 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Memory corruption while invoking IOCTL calls for MSM module from the user space during audio playback and record.

Weakness: CWE-120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23378?

It affects 18 products.


Products: Qualcomm Qam8255p Firmware, Qualcomm Qam8650p Firmware, Qualcomm Qam8775p Firmware, Qualcomm Qamsrv1h Firmware, Qualcomm Qamsrv1m Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6584au Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6698aq Firmware, Qualcomm Sa7255p Firmware, Qualcomm Sa7775p Firmware, Qualcomm Sa8255p Firmware, Qualcomm Sa8620p Firmware, Qualcomm Sa8650p Firmware, Qualcomm Sa8770p Firmware, Qualcomm Sa8775p Firmware, Qualcomm Sa9000p Firmware, Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto 5g Modem-Rf Gen 2 Firmware, Qualcomm Srv1h Firmware, Qualcomm Srv1m Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-23378?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23378 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-23378 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23378 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Qam8255p Firmware

- [CVE-2025-47372](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47372/): Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in Boot (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2023-43517](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43517/): Improper Access Control in Automotive Multimedia (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2023-33108](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33108/): Use After Free in Graphics (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2023-33074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33074/): Use After Free in Audio (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2025-47357](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47357/): Missing Authentication for Critical Function in SMSS (high 8.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-23378 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-23378 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Qam8255p Firmware, published on 7 Oct 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-2024-23378 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Qam8255p 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-2024-23378/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23378/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23378
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23378
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-23378

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23378/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.