Use After Free in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20834
Published: September 4, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80287
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-2023-20834
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 pda. A local privileged application can execute arbitrary code.
Affected software
MT6879
MT6886
MT6895
MT6983
MT6985
MT8175
MT8188
MT8195
MT8365
MT8781
MT6886
MT6895
MT6983
MT6985
MT8175
MT8188
MT8195
MT8365
MT8781
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20834
Install security update from vendor's website.