Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2024-43047
The short answer
CVE-2024-43047 affects Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon and is rated high (CVSS 7.8). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-10-08: attackers are using it, so patch it first. The vendor has linked a patch.
What it is
Memory corruption while maintaining memory maps of HLOS memory.
Weakness: CWE-416.
Severity
7.8 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Oct 8, 2024
Federal due date Oct 29, 2024
EPSS, next 30 days
0.67%
Higher than 52% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
What CISA says to do
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Affected products
Snapdragon, fastconnect_6700_firmware, fastconnect_6800_firmware, fastconnect_6900_firmware, fastconnect_7800_firmware, qam8295p_firmware, qca6174a_firmware, qca6391_firmware, qca6426_firmware, qca6436_firmware, qca6574au_firmware, qca6584au_firmware. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/october-2024-bulletin.html PatchVendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-43047 US Government Resource
Questions
Is CVE-2024-43047 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-43047 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-10-08, with a federal remediation due date of 2024-10-29.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43047?
CISA's required action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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