MediaTek MT8797 ril denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in MediaTek MT6580, MT6739, MT6753, MT6757, MT6761, MT6762, MT6763, MT6765, MT6768, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6885, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT8321, MT8385, MT8666, MT8675, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791 and MT8797. This affects an unknown part of the component ril. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-32591. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in MediaTek MT6580, MT6739, MT6753, MT6757, MT6761, MT6762, MT6763, MT6765, MT6768, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6885, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT8321, MT8385, MT8666, MT8675, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791 and MT8797 (Chip Software). This affects an unknown code of the component ril. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

In ril, there is a possible system crash due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07257259; Issue ID: ALPS07257259.

The weakness was presented 10/08/2022 as ALPS07257259. The advisory is shared at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-32591 since 06/09/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Applying the patch ALPS07257259 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35657). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Patch: ALPS07257259

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06/09/2022 🔍
10/08/2022 +121 days 🔍
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05/29/2026 +1329 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ALPS07257259
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32591 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32591
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210333
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/08/2022 09:06
Updated: 05/29/2026 20:05
Changes: 10/08/2022 09:06 (41), 05/29/2026 20:05 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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