# CVE-2024-45571: Use After Free in WLAN Host Communication

> A use-after-free vulnerability in Qualcomm WLAN host communication allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via Android.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 3 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 12 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** 3834424, A-377313069, ASB-A-377313069, GHSA-jrgx-w3xf-mq5r

## What is CVE-2024-45571?

CVE-2024-45571 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, published on 3 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Memory corruption may occour occur when stopping the WLAN interface after processing a WMI command from the interface.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45571?

It affects 150 products.


Products: Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Csr8811 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 214 Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 216 Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 316 Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 318 Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 3210 Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 326 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5010 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5028 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5300 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5302 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5312 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5332 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6010 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6018 Firmware and 130 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-45571?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-45571 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45571 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-2024-45571 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-45571 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, published on 3 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45571 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-2024-45571/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45571/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45571
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45571
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-45571

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45571/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.