CVE-2024-23385 Reachable Assertion in Modem

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can cause a transient denial of service by sending a malformed MAC RAR packet to the Qualcomm Snapdragon modem.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-23385?

CVE-2024-23385 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, published on 4 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Transient DOS as modem reset occurs when an unexpected MAC RAR (with invalid PDU length) is seen at UE.

Weakness: CWE-617

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23385?

It affects 94 products.

Products include Qualcomm 205 Mobile Platform Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8037 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6200 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 Firmware and 88 more.

How do I fix CVE-2024-23385?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23385 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-2024-23385 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23385 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q97v-2cp6-jv6p.

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