MediaTek MT8797 ril out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT6879, MT6895, MT6983, MT8321, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791T and MT8797 (Chip Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component ril. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In ril, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07628588; Issue ID: ALPS07628588.

The weakness was disclosed 03/08/2023 as ALPS07628588. It is possible to read the advisory at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-20637 since 10/28/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Applying the patch ALPS07628588 is able to eliminate this problem.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Patch: ALPS07628588

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10/28/2022 🔍
03/08/2023 +131 days 🔍
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Advisory: ALPS07628588
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20637 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 03/08/2023 09:58 AM
Updated: 04/01/2023 05:00 PM
Changes: 03/08/2023 09:58 AM (41), 04/01/2023 05:00 PM (11)
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