Race condition in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20610
Published: February 7, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71967
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-2023-20610
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in display drm. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
Affected software
MT6877
MT6893
MT6889
MT6885
MT6883
MT6873
MT6853
MT6785
MT6781
MT6779
MT8675
MT8365
MT8168
MT6983
MT6895
MT6879
MT6761
MT6855
MT6833
MT6789
MT6768
MT6765
MT6893
MT6889
MT6885
MT6883
MT6873
MT6853
MT6785
MT6781
MT6779
MT8675
MT8365
MT8168
MT6983
MT6895
MT6879
MT6761
MT6855
MT6833
MT6789
MT6768
MT6765
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20610
Install updates from vendor's website.