Detection of Error Condition Without Action in MediaTek products - CVE-2022-21788

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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
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
MT6879
MT6895
MT6983
Software vendor:
MediaTek

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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