Race condition in MediaTek products - CVE-2022-26428
Published: August 3, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66044
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26428
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the video codec. A local application can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.
Affected software
MT6739
MT6761
MT6765
MT6771
MT8163
MT8167
MT8173
MT8183
MT8362A
MT8385
MT8695
MT6761
MT6765
MT6771
MT8163
MT8167
MT8173
MT8183
MT8362A
MT8385
MT8695
How to mitigate CVE-2022-26428
Install updates from vendor's website.