NULL Pointer Dereference in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20702
Published: November 7, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82808
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20702
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to perform service disruption.
The vulnerability exists due to lack of error handling within 5G RLC. A local application can perform service disruption.
Affected software
MT6980
MT8798
MT8791T
MT8791
MT8675
MT8673
MT6990
MT6985
MT6983
MT6835
MT6895
MT6886
MT6879
MT8797
MT6889
MT6885
MT6883
MT6875
MT6873
Google Android
MT8798
MT8791T
MT8791
MT8675
MT8673
MT6990
MT6985
MT6983
MT6835
MT6895
MT6886
MT6879
MT8797
MT6889
MT6885
MT6883
MT6875
MT6873
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20702
Install security update from vendor's website.
Google Android - addressed in versions 11 2023-11-05, 12L 2023-11-05, 12 2023-11-05, 13 2023-11-05, 14 2023-11-05