#VU80287 Use After Free in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20834 

 

#VU80287 Use After Free in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20834

Published: September 4, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU80287
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2023-20834
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MT6879
MT6886
MT6895
MT6983
MT6985
MT8175
MT8188
MT8195
MT8365
MT8781
Software vendor:
MediaTek

Description

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.


Remediation

Install security update from vendor's website.

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