Use-after-free in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20619

 

Use-after-free in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20619

Published: February 7, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU71982
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-2023-20619
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 use-after-free error in vcu. A local user can gain elevated privileges on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Affected software

MT6875
MT8797
MT6893
MT6891
MT6889
MT6885
MT6883
MT6877
MT6873
MT6853T
MT6853
MT6785
MT6781
MT6779
MT8791
MT8789
MT8786
MT8185
MT6761
MT6833
MT6789
MT6769
MT6768
MT6762

How to mitigate CVE-2023-20619

Install updates from vendor's website.


External References

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