CVE-2024-43048 Stack-based Buffer Overflow in Performance

High 7.8 Published Updated

A stack-based buffer overflow in the GPU Headroom API allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via invalid input.

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-2024-43048?

CVE-2024-43048 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Fastconnect 6200 Firmware, published on 2 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Memory corruption when invalid input is passed to invoke GPU Headroom API call.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-121

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43048?

It affects 52 products.

Products include Qualcomm Fastconnect 6200 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcm4325 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcm8550 Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm429w Firmware and 46 more.

How do I fix CVE-2024-43048?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43048 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2024-43048 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43048 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Fastconnect 6200 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fj3p-hvq5-mp63.

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