Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Aee Driver by MediaTek
CVE-2022-20088

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

MediaTek
Status
Mt6580, Mt6731, Mt6739, Mt6761, Mt6762, Mt6765, Mt6768, Mt6769, Mt6771, Mt6779, Mt6781, Mt6785, Mt6833, Mt6853, Mt6853t, Mt6873, Mt6875, Mt6877, Mt6879, Mt6883, Mt6885, Mt6889, Mt6891, Mt6893, Mt6895, Mt6983, Mt8163, Mt8167, Mt8168, Mt8173, Mt8185, Mt8321, Mt8362a, Mt8365, Mt8696, Mt8735, Mt8735b, Mt8765, Mt8766, Mt8768, Mt8786, Mt8788, Mt8789, Mt8791, Mt8797
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 May 2022

What is CVE-2022-20088?

A potential vulnerability exists in the Aee driver due to improper error handling, which can lead to a reference count issue. This could allow an attacker to escalate their privileges locally without requiring any user interaction. Affected systems must implement the necessary patches to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Human OS v1.0:
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Affected Version(s)

MT6580, MT6731, MT6739, MT6761, MT6762, MT6765, MT6768, MT6769, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT8163, MT8167, MT8168, MT8173, MT8185, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8696, MT8735, MT8735B, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8797 Android 11.0, 12.0

References

https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/May-2022
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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