CVE-2024-43059
HIGHCVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Description
Memory corruption while invoking IOCTL calls from the use-space for HGSL memory node.
Analysis
Memory corruption while invoking IOCTL calls from the use-space for HGSL memory node. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), 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 the use-space for HGSL memory node. Affected products include: Qualcomm Sa8770P Firmware, Qualcomm Sa8775P Firmware, Qualcomm Sa9000P Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm429W Firmware, Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 Firmware.
Affected Products
Qualcomm Sa8770P Firmware, Qualcomm Sa8775P Firmware, Qualcomm Sa9000P Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm429W Firmware, Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 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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