MediaTek MT8797 ril out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in MediaTek MT6739, MT6761, MT6762, MT6765, MT6768, MT6769, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6853, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT8321, MT8385, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8791T and MT8797. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component ril. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-20612. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT6739, MT6761, MT6762, MT6765, MT6768, MT6769, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6853, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT8321, MT8385, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8791T and MT8797 (Chip Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function 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. CVE summarizes:

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: ALPS07629571; Issue ID: ALPS07629571.

The weakness was published 02/06/2023 as ALPS07629571. The advisory is available at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-20612 since 10/28/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Applying the patch ALPS07629571 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-24791). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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: ALPS07629571

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10/28/2022 🔍
02/06/2023 +101 days 🔍
02/06/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/26/2025 +932 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ALPS07629571
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20612 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20612
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-220290
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/06/2023 22:01
Updated: 08/26/2025 20:53
Changes: 02/06/2023 22:01 (41), 03/05/2023 15:57 (11), 08/26/2025 20:53 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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