Type Confusion in MediaTek products - CVE-2022-26433
Published: August 3, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66050
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-2022-26433
CWE-ID: CWE-843
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 type confusion error in mailbox. A local application can trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Affected software
MT8321
MT8791
MT8789
MT8788
MT8786
MT8768
MT8766
MT8765
MT8675
MT8666
MT8532
MT8385
MT8365
MT8362A
MT6833
MT8185
MT8175
MT8173
MT8168
MT8167S
MT8167
MT6983
MT6895
MT6879
MT8797
MT6893
MT6885
MT6877
MT6873
MT6853
MT8791
MT8789
MT8788
MT8786
MT8768
MT8766
MT8765
MT8675
MT8666
MT8532
MT8385
MT8365
MT8362A
MT6833
MT8185
MT8175
MT8173
MT8168
MT8167S
MT8167
MT6983
MT6895
MT6879
MT8797
MT6893
MT6885
MT6877
MT6873
MT6853
How to mitigate CVE-2022-26433
Install updates from vendor's website.