CVE-2024-45544 Use After Free in Data Network Stack & Connectivity
A use-after-free vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon network stack allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via malicious IOCTL calls.
- 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-2024-45544?
CVE-2024-45544 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm C-V2x 9150 Firmware, published on 7 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory corruption while processing IOCTL calls to add route entry in the HW.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45544?
It affects 44 products.
Products include Qualcomm C-V2x 9150 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6800 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6391 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6426 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6436 Firmware and 38 more.
How do I fix CVE-2024-45544?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45544 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-2024-45544 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45544 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm C-V2x 9150 Firmware
- CVE-2024-45564 Use After Free in HLOS
- CVE-2024-43067 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Camera
- CVE-2024-38418 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Camera Linux
- CVE-2024-21453 Improper Input Validation in Automotive Telematics
- CVE-2024-21452 Improper Input Validation in Automotive Telematics
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3q5h-jx74-65fh.