Security News > 2024 > October > Qualcomm zero-day under targeted exploitation (CVE-2024-43047)
2024-10-08 12:18
An actively exploited zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-43047) affecting dozens of Qualcomm’s chipsets has been patched by the American semiconductor giant. About CVE-2024-43047 On Monday, Qualcomm has confirmed patches for 20 vulnerabilities affecting both proprietary and open source software running on its various chipsets. Among those is CVE-2024-43047, a use-after-free vulnerability in the Digital Signal Processor (DSP) service that could lead to “memory corruption while maintaining memory maps of [high level operating system (HLOS)] memory.” The vulnerability’s … More → The post Qualcomm zero-day under targeted exploitation (CVE-2024-43047) appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-07 | CVE-2024-43047 | Use After Free vulnerability in Qualcomm products Memory corruption while maintaining memory maps of HLOS memory. | 7.8 |