CVE-2024-21455 — Untrusted Pointer Dereference in INC Snapdragon

CWE-822 — Untrusted Pointer DereferenceCWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer5 documents5 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 58.18%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Qualcomm INC SnapdragonGoogle Android
Timeline
PublishedOct 7
Latest updateDec 16

Description

Memory corruption when a compat IOCTL call is followed by another IOCTL call from userspace to a driver.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5qualcomm_inc/snapdragon20 versions+19

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
Project0
The Qualcomm DSP Driver - Unexpectedly Excavating an Exploit - Project Zero↗2024-12-01
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GHSA
GHSA-5vgv-f6wh-xq94: Memory corruption when a compat IOCTL call is followed by another IOCTL call from userspace to a driver↗2024-10-07
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Android
CVE-2024-21455: Kernel↗2024-11-01
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Bleepingcomputer
New Android NoviSpy spyware linked to Qualcomm zero-day bugs↗2024-12-16
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