Out-of-bounds write in MediaTek products - CVE-2024-20090

 

Out-of-bounds write in MediaTek products - CVE-2024-20090

Published: October 8, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU98109
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-2024-20090
CWE-ID: CWE-787
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 missing bounds check within vdec. A local privileged application can execute arbitrary code.


Affected software

MT6761
MT6765
MT6768
MT8385
MT8666
MT8667
MT8766
MT8768
MT8781
MT8788
MT8789
MT6779
MT6785
MT6853
MT6873
MT6885
Google Android

How to mitigate CVE-2024-20090

Install security update from vendor's website.

Google Android - addressed in versions 12L 2024-10-05, 12 2024-10-05, 13 2024-10-05, 14 2024-10-05, 15 2024-10-05

External References

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