Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in MediaTek's MDP Software
CVE-2022-21776

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
MediaTek
Status
Mt6580, Mt6739, Mt6761, Mt6765, Mt6768, Mt6771, Mt6779, Mt6781, Mt6785, Mt6789, Mt6833, Mt6853, Mt6873, Mt6877, Mt6879, Mt6883, Mt6885, Mt6889, Mt6893, Mt6895, Mt8163, Mt8167, Mt8167s, Mt8168, Mt8173, Mt8175, Mt8183, Mt8185, Mt8321, Mt8362a, Mt8365, Mt8385, Mt8666, Mt8667, Mt8675, Mt8765, Mt8766, Mt8768, Mt8786, Mt8788, Mt8791, Mt8797, Mt8798
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 July 2022

Summary

The vulnerability in MediaTek's MDP software arises from a use-after-free condition caused by a race condition. This flaw may allow an attacker to escalate privileges on the affected system, enabling them to execute commands with system-level permissions. Exploitation of this vulnerability does not require user interaction, making it a significant risk to system integrity. A patch has been released to address this issue, ensuring that affected users are encouraged to update to the latest version.

Affected Version(s)

MT6580, MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6853, MT6873, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6893, MT6895, MT8163, MT8167, MT8167S, MT8168, MT8173, MT8175, MT8183, MT8185, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8666, MT8667, MT8675, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8791, MT8797, MT8798 Android 11.0, 12.0

References

https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/July-...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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