Critical severity · published Nov 4, 2024
CVE-2024-38408
Cryptographic issue when a controller receives an LMP start encryption command under unexpected conditions
9.1
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cryptographic issue when a controller receives an LMP start encryption command under unexpected conditions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
S8
Snapdragon 870 5g Mobile Platform Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
S8
Snapdragon 888 5g Mobile Platform Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
S8
Snapdragon 888+ 5g Mobile Platform Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
S8
Snapdragon 8c Compute Platform (sc8180x-ad) "poipu Lite" Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
S8
Snapdragon 8c Compute Platform (sc8180xp-ad) "poipu Lite" Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
S8
Snapdragon 8cx Compute Platform (sc8180x-aa, Ab) Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
S8
Snapdragon 8cx Compute Platform (sc8180xp-ac, Af) "poipu Pro" Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
S8
Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5g Compute Platform (sc8180x-ac, Af) "poipu Pro" Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
S8
Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5g Compute Platform (sc8180xp-aa, Ab) Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
S8
Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Compute Platform (sc8280xp-ab, Bb) Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SA
Snapdragon Ar2 Gen 1 Platform Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SA
Snapdragon Auto 4g Modem Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
Affected product
S8
Snapdragon 870 5g Mobile Platform Firmware
Qualcomm
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38408
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38408
Patch
https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/november-2024-bulletin.html
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