Use-after-free in MediaTek products - CVE-2022-32612
Published: November 7, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69008
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-2022-32612
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 use-after-free error in vcu. A local application can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Affected software
MT6885
MT8797
MT6893
MT6891
MT6889
MT6883
MT6877
MT6875
MT6873
MT6853T
MT6853
MT6785
MT6781
MT6779
MT8798
MT8791
MT8789
MT8786
MT8768
MT8696
MT8365
MT8185
MT8168
MT6983
MT6895
MT6762
MT6879
MT6855
MT6833
MT6789
MT6769
MT6768
MT8797
MT6893
MT6891
MT6889
MT6883
MT6877
MT6875
MT6873
MT6853T
MT6853
MT6785
MT6781
MT6779
MT8798
MT8791
MT8789
MT8786
MT8768
MT8696
MT8365
MT8185
MT8168
MT6983
MT6895
MT6762
MT6879
MT6855
MT6833
MT6789
MT6769
MT6768
How to mitigate CVE-2022-32612
Install updates from vendor's website.