Error Handling in MediaTek products - CVE-2022-32659

 

Error Handling in MediaTek products - CVE-2022-32659

Published: January 4, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU70675
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32659
CWE-ID: CWE-388
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaTek
Affected software:
MT7603
MT7613
MT7615
MT7622
MT7628
MT7629
MT7915
MT7916
MT7981
MT7986
MT8532
MT8518S

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to an error handling within Wi-Fi driver. A local application can trigger error handling and escalate privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-32659

Install updates from vendor's website.

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