CVE-2024-38397 Buffer Over-read in WLAN Host Communication
A buffer over-read in Qualcomm Snapdragon WLAN host communication allows attackers to cause a transient denial of service via crafted probe or association response frames.
- 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-2024-38397?
CVE-2024-38397 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, published on 7 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Transient DOS while parsing probe response and assoc response frame.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38397?
It affects 116 products.
Products include Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, Qualcomm Flight Rb5 5g Platform Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 3210 Platform Firmware and 110 more.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38397?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38397 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-2024-38397 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38397 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware
- CVE-2023-33106 Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use of Out-of-Range Pointer Offset
- CVE-2024-45569 Improper Validation of Array Index in WLAN Host Communication
- CVE-2024-21473 Improper Input Validation in WIN SON
- CVE-2023-28582 Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in Data Modem
- CVE-2023-43552 Use After Free in WLAN Host Communication
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rjwx-3ghx-2cr8.