Improper Synchronization in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20625

 

Improper Synchronization in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20625

Published: March 6, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU72785
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-2023-20625
CWE-ID: CWE-662
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaTek
Affected software:
MT6739
MT6761
MT6765
MT6768
MT6769
MT6789
MT6833
MT6879
MT6895
MT6983
MT8781
MT8791
MT8791T
MT6779
MT6781
MT6785
MT6853
MT6853T
MT6873
MT6877
MT6883
MT6885
MT6889
MT6893
MT8797

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local privileged application to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within adsp. A local privileged application can execute arbitrary code.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-20625

Install security update from vendor's website.

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