A serious zero-day security flaw was confirmed earlier this week QualcommThis is a security vulnerability that hackers could exploit on a variety of phones and tablets from major device manufacturers. Android.
Qualcomm has provided details about a previous zero-day bug, CVE-2024-43047, found in several of the chipmaker’s older high-end mobile processors. This exploit potentially affected a wide range of 64 chips, including the Snapdragon 888+ and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, the high-end 2021 processor used in phones like the Samsung Galaxy S22, OnePlus 10 Pro and Motorola Edge 30 Pro. , to name just a few. A full list of potentially affected chips is available on Qualcomm’s security explainer page.
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Qualcomm clarified that the bug was “exploited in a limited and targeted manner,” which seems to suggest that the exploit was not widespread and was only used in a few cases. However, this does not make the situation any less alarming. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) noted that Qualcomm chips “contain a use-after-free vulnerability due to memory corruption in DSP services while they support HLOS memory cards. However, the agency said it is currently unknown whether this exploit has been used in modern ransomware campaigns.
Qualcomm said it had already sent the fix to OEMs last month with a “strong recommendation” for companies to roll out the update as soon as possible.
The affected chips can also be found in Xiamoi, Realme, Vivo and ZTE phones.
Source: Digital Trends
