Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20787
Published: August 7, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79084
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-2023-20787
CWE-ID: CWE-367
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 thermal. A local privileged application can execute arbitrary code.
Affected software
MT6853
MT6883
MT6877
MT6873
MT6785
MT6781
MT6779
MT8365
MT8362A
MT8321
MT8168
MT8167S
MT8167
MT6739
MT6833
MT6771
MT6768
MT6765
MT6761
MT6883
MT6877
MT6873
MT6785
MT6781
MT6779
MT8365
MT8362A
MT8321
MT8168
MT8167S
MT8167
MT6739
MT6833
MT6771
MT6768
MT6765
MT6761
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20787
Install security update from vendor's website.