MediaTek MT8797 cmdq denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MediaTek MT6739, MT6768, MT6771, MT6781, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6877, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6893, MT8786, MT8789 and MT8797. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component cmdq. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-20759. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MediaTek MT6739, MT6768, MT6771, MT6781, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6877, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6893, MT8786, MT8789 and MT8797 (Chip Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component cmdq. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

In cmdq, there is a possible memory corruption due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local denial of service with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07636133; Issue ID: ALPS07634601.

The weakness was presented 07/04/2023 as ALPS07636133. It is possible to read the advisory at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-20759 since 10/28/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Applying the patch ALPS07636133 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Patch: ALPS07636133

Timelineinfo

10/28/2022 🔍
07/04/2023 +249 days 🔍
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07/22/2023 +18 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ALPS07636133
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20759 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20759
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-232903

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2023 07:12
Updated: 07/22/2023 18:31
Changes: 07/04/2023 07:12 (41), 07/22/2023 18:31 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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