Improper Synchronization in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20746

 

Improper Synchronization in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20746

Published: June 6, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77030
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-2023-20746
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 improper locking within vcu. A local privileged application can execute arbitrary code.


Affected software

MT8765
MT8791T
MT8791
MT8789
MT8788
MT8786
MT8781
MT8768
MT8766
MT6789
MT8395
MT8365
MT8321
MT8195
MT8185
MT8173
MT8168
MT8167
MT6855
MT8797

How to mitigate CVE-2023-20746

Install security update from vendor's website.


External References

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