Race condition in MediaTek products - CVE-2022-26428
Published: August 3, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66044
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26428
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaTek
Affected software:
MT6739
MT6761
MT6765
MT6771
MT8163
MT8167
MT8173
MT8183
MT8362A
MT8385
MT8695
MT6739
MT6761
MT6765
MT6771
MT8163
MT8167
MT8173
MT8183
MT8362A
MT8385
MT8695
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-26428
Install updates from vendor's website.