CVE-2024-53010
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMemory corruption may occur while attaching VM when the HLOS retains access to VM.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is a memory corruption vulnerability in virtualization infrastructure where improper synchronization occurs when attaching a Virtual Machine (VM) while the High-Level Operating System (HLOS) retains direct memory access. The race condition or improper access control during VM attachment can lead to memory corruption, potentially allowing privilege escalation or VM escape scenarios.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify affected Qualcomm componentsInventory your system for the presence of Qualcomm Aqt1000, Ar8035, Fastconnect 6200, Fastconnect 6700, Fastconnect 6800, Sa8775p, Sa9000p, or Sc8380xp chips or firmware modules. Check hardware BOMs, device inventories, or firmware dumps for these identifiers.Affected if Any of these eight specific Qualcomm products or firmware modules are present in your environment.
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Verify firmware versionRetrieve the firmware version of the identified Qualcomm component using vendor-specific tools (e.g., via debug interfaces, firmware extraction, or management interfaces). Compare the version against the affected product list.Affected if The firmware corresponds to any of the listed products (Aqt1000, Ar8035, Fastconnect 6200/6700/6800, Sa8775p, Sa9000p, Sc8380xp) regardless of version, since all versions are affected.
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Check virtualization feature statusDetermine if the virtualization or VM attachment functionality is enabled on the affected device. Look for hypervisor configurations, VM management interfaces, or VM attachment APIs in the system.Affected if Virtualization and VM attachment features are enabled and operational on the affected hardware.
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Inspect HLOS memory access controlsReview system configuration, memory management tables, or hypervisor logs to determine if the High-Level Operating System retains direct memory access (DMA) privileges during VM attachment operations.Affected if The HLOS has direct memory access permissions active during VM attachment sequences.
If your environment contains any of the eight listed Qualcomm firmware products (Aqt1000, Ar8035, Fastconnect 6200/6700/6800, Sa8775p, Sa9000p, Sc8380xp) with virtualization features enabled, you are affected by this vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-provided patches for the hypervisor or virtualization platform that address proper synchronization and access control during VM attachment. Ensure HLOS does not retain unauthorized access to VM memory regions during attachment operations.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-53010 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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