MediaTek MT8797 Mailbox out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in MediaTek MT6833, MT6853, MT6873, MT6877, MT6879, MT6885, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT8185, MT8321, MT8385, MT8532, MT8666, MT8675, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791 and MT8797. This impacts an unknown function of the component Mailbox. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-26432. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT6833, MT6853, MT6873, MT6877, MT6879, MT6885, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT8185, MT8321, MT8385, MT8532, MT8666, MT8675, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791 and MT8797 (Chip Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Mailbox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In mailbox, 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: ALPS07032542; Issue ID: ALPS07032542.

The weakness was presented 08/02/2022 as ALPS07032542. The advisory is available at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-26432 since 03/04/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Applying the patch ALPS07032542 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Patch: ALPS07032542

Timelineinfo

03/04/2022 🔍
08/02/2022 +150 days 🔍
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08/29/2022 +27 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ALPS07032542
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-26432 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26432
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-205478

Entryinfo

Created: 08/02/2022 08:26
Updated: 08/29/2022 14:52
Changes: 08/02/2022 08:26 (41), 08/29/2022 14:52 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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