Out-of-bounds write in MediaTek products - CVE-2022-26460
Published: September 5, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66969
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-2022-26460
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input in vow. A local user can trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
Affected software
MT6833
MT6855
MT6879
MT6895
MT6983
MT8791
MT6853
MT6873
MT6877
MT6883
MT6885
MT6889
MT6893
MT8797
MT6855
MT6879
MT6895
MT6983
MT8791
MT6853
MT6873
MT6877
MT6883
MT6885
MT6889
MT6893
MT8797
How to mitigate CVE-2022-26460
Install updates from vendor's website.