CVE-2024-38424 Use After Free in GPS
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Qualcomm GNSS HAL allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges during initialization.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-38424?
CVE-2024-38424 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, published on 4 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory corruption during GNSS HAL process initialization.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38424?
It affects 119 products.
Products include Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6200 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, Qualcomm Qam8255p Firmware and 113 more.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38424?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38424 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2024-38424 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38424 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-3r6h-pxfq-6cr9.