CVE-2024-53029
Published: 03 March 2025
Summary
CVE-2024-53029 is a high-severity Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) vulnerability in Qualcomm Qam8255P Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 29.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-16 (Memory Protection).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Directly addresses the improper input validation (CWE-20) root cause by requiring validation of guest VM-controlled buffers before processing on the host.
Implements memory safeguards such as protections against buffer overflows and out-of-bounds writes (CWE-787) to prevent memory corruption from guest inputs leading to code execution or crashes.
Requires timely patching of the specific Qualcomm flaw as detailed in the March 2025 security bulletin to eliminate the memory corruption vulnerability.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Memory corruption via guest-controlled buffer enables host escape (T1611) and local privilege escalation to arbitrary code execution (T1068).
NVD Description
Memory corruption while reading a value from a buffer controlled by the Guest Virtual Machine.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2024-53029 is a memory corruption vulnerability stemming from improper input validation (CWE-20) and out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) when reading a value from a buffer controlled by a Guest Virtual Machine. It affects Qualcomm components, as detailed in the March 2025 security bulletin. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An attacker with local access and low privileges on the host system can exploit this issue with low complexity and no user interaction required. By controlling the Guest Virtual Machine's buffer, the attacker can trigger memory corruption on the host, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution, data tampering, or system crashes within the affected scope.
Qualcomm's March 2025 security bulletin provides details on the vulnerability, including affected products and recommended patches; practitioners should consult https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/march-2025-bulletin.html for mitigation guidance and updates.
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