Out-of-bounds read in MediaTek products - CVE-2024-20116

 

Out-of-bounds read in MediaTek products - CVE-2024-20116

Published: December 3, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU101144
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20116
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaTek
Affected software:
MT6765
MT6768
MT6789
MT8765
MT8766
MT8768
MT8771
MT8781
MT8786
MT8788
MT8789
MT8791T
MT8795T
MT8798
MT6779
MT6781
MT6785
MT8797

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local privileged application to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing bounds check within cmdq. A local privileged application can gain access to sensitive information.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-20116

Install security update from vendor's website.

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