Use After Free Vulnerability in Mediatek ImgSys Component
CVE-2023-20801

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
MediaTek
Status
Mt6879, Mt6895, Mt6983, Mt8188, Mt8195, Mt8395, Mt8781
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 August 2023

Summary

A vulnerability exists in the ImgSys component of Mediatek's software due to a race condition, leading to a possible use after free situation. Attackers could exploit this flaw to escalate privileges locally, allowing them to execute system-level operations without user interaction. A patch has been released under ID ALPS07420968 to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

MT6879, MT6895, MT6983, MT8188, MT8195, MT8395, MT8781 Android 12.0, 13.0 / IOT-v23.0 (Yocto 4.0)

References

https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/Augus...

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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