CVE-2024-21478
NULL Pointer Dereference in Graphics
transient DOS when setting up a fence callback to free a KGSL memory entry object during DMA.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
NULL Pointer Dereference in Graphics
transient DOS when setting up a fence callback to free a KGSL memory entry object during DMA.
- Record
CVE-2024-21478- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-704
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-19187
transient DOS when setting up a fence callback to free a KGSL memory entry object during DMA.
- Record
EUVD-2024-19187- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gcw4-6m66-w6fv
transient DOS when setting up a fence callback to free a KGSL memory entry object during DMA.
transient DOS when setting up a fence callback to free a KGSL memory entry object during DMA.
- Record
GHSA-gcw4-6m66-w6fv- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476, CWE-704
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
transient DOS when setting up a fence callback to free a KGSL memory entry object during DMA.
- Record
CVE-2024-21478- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-704, CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- qualcomm qam8255p firmware
- qualcomm qam8650p firmware
- qualcomm qam8775p firmware
- qualcomm qamsrv1h firmware
- qualcomm qamsrv1m firmware
- qualcomm sa8255p firmware
- qualcomm sa8650p firmware
- qualcomm sa8770p firmware
- qualcomm sa8775p firmware
- qualcomm sa9000p firmware
- qualcomm srv1h firmware
- qualcomm srv1m firmware
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Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/vendor/qcom/opensource/graphics-kernelAndroid |
SoCVersion:0 up to SoCVersion:2024-08-05, plus listed versions SoCVersion |
SoCVersion:2024-08-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-21478 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Qualcomm Qam8255p Firmware, published June 3, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.09%, the 0th percentile. Fixed in platform/vendor/qcom/opensource/graphics-kernel SoCVersion:2024-08-05.
References
docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/june-2024-bulletin.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21478
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gcw4-6m66-w6fv
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-08-01
git.codelinaro.org/clo/la/platform/vendor/qcom/opensource/graphics-kernel/-/commit/977d6c3ecc96ca400429a249fde0d2c78db0c355