Improper Synchronization in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20736

 

Improper Synchronization in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20736

Published: June 6, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77020
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20736
CWE-ID: CWE-662
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

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


Affected software

MT6875
MT6893
MT6891
MT6889
MT6885
MT6883
MT6877
MT6873
MT6853T
MT6853
MT6785
MT6781
MT6779
MT8395
MT8365
MT8168
MT6768
MT6833
MT6789
MT6769

How to mitigate CVE-2023-20736

Install security update from vendor's website.


External References

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