MediaTek MT8365 WLAN Driver out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in MediaTek MT6761, MT6762, MT6765, MT6768, MT6769, MT6781, MT6783, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6853, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6896, MT6983, MT6985 and MT8365. This affects an unknown part of the component WLAN Driver. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-20812. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT6761, MT6762, MT6765, MT6768, MT6769, MT6781, MT6783, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6853, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6896, MT6983, MT6985 and MT8365 (Chip Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WLAN Driver. 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. The summary by CVE is:

In wlan driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07944987; Issue ID: ALPS07944987.

The weakness was shared 08/07/2023 as ALPS07944987. The advisory is shared at corp.mediatek.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-20812 since 10/28/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying the patch ALPS07944987 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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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: ALPS07944987

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10/28/2022 🔍
08/07/2023 +283 days 🔍
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10/28/2024 +448 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ALPS07944987
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20812 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20812
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-236249

Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2023 08:53
Updated: 10/28/2024 05:19
Changes: 08/07/2023 08:53 (41), 08/30/2023 12:07 (11), 10/28/2024 05:19 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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