# CVE-2024-35215: Null dereference in QNX Software Development Platform (SDP)

> A local attacker can cause a denial-of-service in the QNX Networking Stack via a null pointer dereference in IP socket options processing.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 22 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r6jq-j675-mx68

## What is CVE-2024-35215?

CVE-2024-35215 is a medium-severity vulnerability in BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform (SDP), published on 8 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NULL pointer dereference in IP socket options processing of the Networking Stack in QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) version(s) 7.1 and 7.0 could allow an attacker with local access to cause a denial-of-service condition in the context of the Networking Stack process.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35215?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Blackberry Qnx Software Development Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-35215?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-35215 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-35215 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35215 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform (SDP)

- [CVE-2020-6932](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6932/): Path traversal in QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-2474](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2474/): Vulnerability in PCX Image Codec Impacts QNX Software Development Platform (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-48856](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48856/): Vulnerabilities in TIFF and PCX Image Codecs Impact QNX Software Development Platform (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-32024](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32024/): Memory corruption in QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-3891](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3891/): Privilege escalation in QNX Software Development Platform (QNX SDP) (critical 9.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-35215 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-35215 is a medium-severity vulnerability in BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform (SDP), published on 8 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-2024-35215 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform (SDP). 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-2024-35215/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35215/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35215
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35215
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-35215

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35215/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.