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CVE-2017-18153


A race condition exists in a driver potentially leading to a use-after-free condition.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.4, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 10 products from qualcomm, from qualcomm, from qualcomm and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2024, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2024-11-26T09:15:04.783

Last Modified

2025-01-09T20:50:28.223

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.4 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-416

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System qualcomm 9206_lte_modem_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm 9206_lte_modem - No
Operating System qualcomm apq8017_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm apq8017 - No
Operating System qualcomm ar6003_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm ar6003 - No
Operating System qualcomm snapdragon_630_mobile_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm snapdragon_630_mobile - No
Operating System qualcomm snapdragon_636_mobile_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm snapdragon_636_mobile - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For qualcomm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.