# 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.

- **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:** 7 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 7 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rjwx-3ghx-2cr8

## 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.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read), CWE-126 (Buffer Over-read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38397?

It affects 116 products.


Products: 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, Qualcomm Immersive Home 326 Platform Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5300 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5302 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5312 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5332 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq9008 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq9554 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq9570 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq9574 Firmware, Qualcomm Qam8255p Firmware, Qualcomm Qam8295p Firmware, Qualcomm Qam8620p Firmware, Qualcomm Qam8650p Firmware, Qualcomm Qam8775p Firmware and 96 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33106/): Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use of Out-of-Range Pointer Offset (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-45569](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45569/): Improper Validation of Array Index in WLAN Host Communication (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-21473](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21473/): Improper Input Validation in WIN SON (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-28582](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28582/): Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in Data Modem (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-43552](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43552/): Use After Free in WLAN Host Communication (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-38397 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38397 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Ar8035 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-2024-38397/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38397/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38397
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38397
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38397

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38397/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.