MediaTek MT8798 Bluetooth Service out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT2713, MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6769, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6873, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT8167, MT8167S, MT8173, MT8175, MT8188, MT8195, MT8321, MT8365, MT8370, MT8385, MT8390, MT8395, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8797 and MT8798. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Bluetooth Service. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-32891. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in MediaTek MT2713, MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6769, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6873, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT8167, MT8167S, MT8173, MT8175, MT8188, MT8195, MT8321, MT8365, MT8370, MT8385, MT8390, MT8395, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8797 and MT8798 (Chip Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Bluetooth Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In bluetooth service, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07933038; Issue ID: MSV-559.

The weakness was disclosed 01/02/2024 as ALPS07933038. The advisory is shared for download at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-32891 since 05/16/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Applying the patch ALPS07933038 is able to eliminate this problem.

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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: ALPS07933038

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05/16/2023 🔍
01/02/2024 +231 days 🔍
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06/18/2025 +533 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ALPS07933038
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32891 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32891
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-249472

Entryinfo

Created: 01/02/2024 10:36
Updated: 06/18/2025 20:34
Changes: 01/02/2024 10:36 (41), 01/22/2024 15:05 (11), 06/18/2025 20:34 (16)
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