CVE-2024-38412
MEDIUMCVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
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Description
Memory corruption while invoking IOCTL calls from user-space to kernel-space to handle session errors.
Analysis
Memory corruption while invoking IOCTL calls from user-space to kernel-space to handle session errors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
Technical Context
This vulnerability is classified as Use After Free (CWE-416), which allows attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Memory corruption while invoking IOCTL calls from user-space to kernel-space to handle session errors. Affected products include: Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Firmware, Qualcomm Wcd9390 Firmware, Qualcomm Wcd9395 Firmware, Qualcomm Wsa8840 Firmware.
Affected Products
Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Firmware, Qualcomm Wcd9390 Firmware, Qualcomm Wcd9395 Firmware, Qualcomm Wsa8840 Firmware.
Remediation
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use smart pointers or garbage-collected languages. Set pointers to NULL after freeing. Enable memory sanitizers.
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