MediaTek MT8797 cmdq out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in MediaTek MT6768, MT6781, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6877, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6893, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789 and MT8797. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component cmdq. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-20823. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT6768, MT6781, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6877, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6893, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789 and MT8797 (Chip Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component cmdq. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

In cmdq, there is a possible out of bounds read due to an incorrect status check. This could lead to local denial of service with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08021592; Issue ID: ALPS08021592.

The weakness was published 09/04/2023 as ALPS08021592. The advisory is shared for download at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-20823 since 10/28/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Applying the patch ALPS08021592 is able to eliminate this problem.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Patch: ALPS08021592

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10/28/2022 🔍
09/04/2023 +311 days 🔍
09/04/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/30/2023 +26 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ALPS08021592
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20823 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20823
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-238660

Entryinfo

Created: 09/04/2023 07:11
Updated: 09/30/2023 07:46
Changes: 09/04/2023 07:11 (41), 09/30/2023 07:46 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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