# CVE-2024-23385: Reachable Assertion in Modem

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

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 4 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q97v-2cp6-jv6p

## 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 (Reachable Assertion)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23385?

It affects 94 products.


Products: Qualcomm 205 Mobile Platform Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8037 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6200 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, Qualcomm Fsm10055 Firmware, Qualcomm Fsm10056 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8108 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8209 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8608 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6174a Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6574a Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6574au Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6584au Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6595au Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6696 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6698aq Firmware and 74 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.

## Is CVE-2024-23385 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware

- [CVE-2024-33056](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33056/): Buffer Over-read in MProc (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2024-33027](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33027/): Improper Access Control in Graphics Linux (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2024-23373](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23373/): Use After Free in Graphics (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2025-21487](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21487/): Buffer Over-read in Data Network Stack & Connectivity (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2024-53020](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53020/): Buffer Over-read in Data Network Stack & Connectivity (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-23385 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23385 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-2024-23385/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23385/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23385
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23385
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-23385

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23385/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.