Type confusion in MediaTek products - CVE-2024-20106

 

Type confusion in MediaTek products - CVE-2024-20106

Published: November 4, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99626
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20106
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaTek
Affected software:
MT6739
MT6761
MT6765
MT6768
MT8666
MT8667
MT8673
MT8678
MT6779
MT6785
MT6853
MT6873
MT6885

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local privileged application to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing bounds check within m4u. A local privileged application can execute arbitrary code.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-20106

Install security update from vendor's website.

Sources