How to fix CVE-2024-45540?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Is Use After Free affected by CVE-2024-45540?

CVE-2024-45540 presents notable security risk, a use-after-free vulnerability rated CVSS 6.6. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.

CVE-2024-45540

MEDIUM

2025-04-07 [email protected]

6.6

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:35 vuln.today

CVE Published

Apr 07, 2025 - 11:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.6

Tags

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Description

Memory corruption while invoking IOCTL map buffer request from userspace.

Analysis

Memory corruption while invoking IOCTL map buffer request from userspace. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

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 map buffer request from userspace. Affected products include: Qualcomm C-V2X 9150 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6200 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6800 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware.

Affected Products

Qualcomm C-V2X 9150 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6200 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6800 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware.

Remediation

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use smart pointers or garbage-collected languages. Set pointers to NULL after freeing. Enable memory sanitizers.

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +0.1

CVSS: +33

POC: 0

CVE-2024-45540 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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