Detection of Error Condition Without Action in MediaTek products - CVE-2022-21788
Published: August 3, 2022 / Updated: October 19, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66046
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21788
CWE-ID: CWE-390
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaTek
Affected software:
MT6879
MT6895
MT6983
MT6879
MT6895
MT6983
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect error handling in scp. A local application can escalate privileges on the system by using an undefined behavior.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-21788
Install updates from vendor's website.