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CVE-2024-21460


Information disclosure when ASLR relocates the IMEM and Secure DDR portions as one chunk in virtual address space.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.1, 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), for affected systems. Impacting 30 products from qualcomm, from qualcomm, from qualcomm and 27 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

2024-07-01T15:15:14.063

Last Modified

2024-11-21T08:54:25.690

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-330
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-330

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System qualcomm fastconnect_6900_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm fastconnect_6900 - No
Operating System qualcomm fastconnect_7800_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm fastconnect_7800 - No
Operating System qualcomm qcm8550_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qcm8550 - No
Operating System qualcomm qcs8550_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qcs8550 - No
Operating System qualcomm sg8275p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sg8275p - No
Operating System qualcomm sm8550p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sm8550p - No
Operating System qualcomm snapdragon_8_gen_2_mobile_platform_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm snapdragon_8_gen_2_mobile_platform - No
Operating System qualcomm snapdragon_8\+_gen_2_mobile_platform_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm snapdragon_8\+_gen_2_mobile_platform - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9380_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9380 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9385_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9385 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9390_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9390 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9395_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9395 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8840_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8840 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8845_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8845 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8845h_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8845h - 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.