CVE-2024-43061

Local memory corruption via empty sound-model list

Published Mar 3, 2025 · Updated Mar 3, 2025

Use-after-free memory corruption in Qualcomm Snapdragon audio allows local users to corrupt memory during voice activation. The audio path reuses a freed object while loading sound-model parameters from HLOS after it receives an empty sound-model list. Low-privileged local access is required, and exploitation allows protected memory to be read or altered or the affected device to be interrupted.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

Use-after-free memory corruption in Qualcomm Snapdragon audio allows local users to corrupt memory during voice activation. The audio path reuses a freed object while loading sound-model parameters from HLOS after it receives an empty sound-model list. Low-privileged local access is required, and exploitation allows protected memory to be read or altered or the affected device to be interrupted.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-43061
Published
Mar 3, 2025
Updated
Mar 3, 2025
Vendor
Qualcomm
Product
Snapdragon
Classifications
CWE-416
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 3, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.

  1. Affected versionversion=FastConnect 6900
  2. Affected versionversion=FastConnect 7800
  3. Affected versionversion=QAM8295P
  4. Affected versionversion=QCA6574AU
  5. Affected versionversion=QCA6696
  6. Affected versionversion=QCA9367
  7. Affected versionversion=QCA9377
  8. Affected versionversion=QCS8550
  9. Affected versionversion=SA6145P
  10. Affected versionversion=SA6150P
  11. Affected versionversion=SA6155P
  12. Affected versionversion=SA8145P
  13. Affected versionversion=SA8150P
  14. Affected versionversion=SA8155P
  15. Affected versionversion=SA8195P
  16. Affected versionversion=SA8295P
  17. Affected versionversion=SA8530P
  18. Affected versionversion=SA8540P
  19. Affected versionversion=SA9000P
  20. Affected versionversion=SDM429W
  21. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 429 Mobile Platform
  22. Affected versionversion=SXR2230P
  23. Affected versionversion=SXR2250P
  24. Affected versionversion=WCD9380
  25. Affected versionversion=WCD9385
  26. Affected versionversion=WCN3620
  27. Affected versionversion=WCN3660B
  28. Affected versionversion=WSA8830
  29. Affected versionversion=WSA8832
  30. Affected versionversion=WSA8835

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Qualcomm · Snapdragonversion=FastConnect 6900; version=FastConnect 7800; version=QAM8295P; version=QCA6574AU; version=QCA6696; version=QCA9367; version=QCA9377; version=QCS8550; version=SA6145P; version=SA6150P; version=SA6155P; version=SA8145P; version=SA8150P; version=SA8155P; version=SA8195P; version=SA8295P; version=SA8530P; version=SA8540P; version=SA9000P; version=SDM429W; version=Snapdragon 429 Mobile Platform; version=SXR2230P; version=SXR2250P; version=WCD9380; version=WCD9385; version=WCN3620; version=WCN3660B; version=WSA8830; version=WSA8832; version=WSA8835

Published CVSS scores

7.8Qualcomm, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-416Use After Free

Public exploit references

No public exploit references are available in this record.

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo