CVE-2024-45554
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to cause memory corruption through a race condition in concurrent SSR execution on Qualcomm devices. It affects systems using Qualcomm chipsets with vulnerable firmware, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or denial of service.
💻 Affected Systems
- Qualcomm chipsets with vulnerable firmware
📦 What is this software?
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Firmware by Qualcomm
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Snapdragon 888 5g Mobile Firmware by Qualcomm
Snapdragon 888 5g Mobile Firmware by Qualcomm
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Remote code execution with kernel privileges leading to complete system compromise
Likely Case
System crash or denial of service resulting in device instability
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper memory protection mechanisms and exploit mitigations
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires race condition triggering and memory corruption exploitation
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Firmware updates specified in Qualcomm May 2025 security bulletin
Vendor Advisory: https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/may-2025-bulletin.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Check Qualcomm advisory for affected chipset/firmware versions. 2. Obtain firmware update from device manufacturer. 3. Apply firmware update following manufacturer instructions. 4. Reboot device.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable concurrent SSR execution
linuxPrevents the race condition by disabling simultaneous SSR operations
echo 0 > /sys/kernel/debug/ssr/enable_concurrent
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls to limit who can trigger SSR operations
- Deploy exploit mitigation technologies like ASLR and stack canaries
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check firmware version against Qualcomm advisory list: cat /proc/versionCheck Version:
cat /proc/version | grep -i qualcommVerify Fix Applied:
Verify firmware version has been updated to patched version📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Kernel panic logs
- SSR-related crash dumps
- Memory corruption warnings in dmesg
Network Indicators:
- Unusual SSR-related network traffic patterns
SIEM Query:
source="kernel" AND ("panic" OR "corruption" OR "ssr")