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CVE-2024-33040

Memory corruption while invoking redundant release command to release one buffer from user space as race condition can occur in kernel space between buffer release and buffer access.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.7, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 60 products from qualcomm, from qualcomm, from qualcomm and 57 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

2024-12-02T11:15:08.070

Last Modified

2024-12-12T15:21:35.590

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.7 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-416
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System qualcomm fastconnect_6800_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm fastconnect_6800 - No
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 qam8255p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qam8255p - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6391_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6391 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6426_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6426 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6436_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6436 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6595au_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6595au - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6678aq_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6678aq - No
Operating System qualcomm sa8255p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa8255p - No
Operating System qualcomm sd865_5g_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd865_5g - No
Operating System qualcomm snapdragon_8_gen_1_mobile_platform_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm snapdragon_8_gen_1_mobile_platform - No
Operating System qualcomm snapdragon_865_5g_mobile_platform_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm snapdragon_865_5g_mobile_platform - No
Operating System qualcomm snapdragon_865\+_5g_mobile_platform_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm snapdragon_865\+_5g_mobile_platform - No
Operating System qualcomm snapdragon_870_5g_mobile_platform_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm snapdragon_870_5g_mobile_platform - No
Operating System qualcomm snapdragon_w5\+_gen_1_wearable_platform_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm snapdragon_w5\+_gen_1_wearable_platform - No
Operating System qualcomm snapdragon_x55_5g_modem-rf_system_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm snapdragon_x55_5g_modem-rf_system - No
Operating System qualcomm snapdragon_xr2_5g_platform_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm snapdragon_xr2_5g_platform - No
Operating System qualcomm sw5100_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sw5100 - No
Operating System qualcomm sw5100p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sw5100p - No
Operating System qualcomm sxr2130_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sxr2130 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9380_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9380 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3660b_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3660b - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3680b_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3680b - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3980_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3980 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3988_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3988 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8810_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8810 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8815_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8815 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8830_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8830 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8835_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8835 - 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.