Out-of-bounds read in MediaTek products - CVE-2022-26436

 

Out-of-bounds read in MediaTek products - CVE-2022-26436

Published: August 3, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU66053
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26436
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaTek
Affected software:
MT6855
MT6879
MT6895
MT6983

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in emi mpu. A local application can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-26436

Install updates from vendor's website.

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