Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability in MediaTek Thermal Software
CVE-2025-20671

7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

MediaTek
Status
Mt2718, Mt6878, Mt6897, Mt6899, Mt6989, Mt6991, Mt8196, Mt8391, Mt8676, Mt8678
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 May 2025

What is CVE-2025-20671?

The vulnerability in MediaTek's thermal software is caused by a race condition, potentially allowing an out of bounds write. A malicious actor with system privileges could exploit this weakness to escalate their privileges without user interaction. A patch has been issued to address the issue, denoted by Patch ID: ALPS09698599 and Issue ID: MSV-3228. Organizations using MediaTek products should apply the available patches to mitigate risk.

Affected Version(s)

MT2718, MT6878, MT6897, MT6899, MT6989, MT6991, MT8196, MT8391, MT8676, MT8678 Android 14.0, 15.0

References

https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/May-2025

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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