MediaTek MT6890/MT7915/MT7916/MT7981/MT7986 WLAN Service out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT6890, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981 and MT7986. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component WLAN Service. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-20017. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in MediaTek MT6890, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981 and MT7986 (Chip Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component WLAN Service. 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. The summary by CVE is:

In wlan service, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation Patch ID: WCNCR00350938; Issue ID: MSV-1132.

The weakness was presented 03/04/2024 as WCNCR00350938. It is possible to read the advisory at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-20017 since 11/02/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Applying the patch WCNCR00350938 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: Yes

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Patch: WCNCR00350938

Timelineinfo

11/02/2023 🔍
03/04/2024 +123 days 🔍
03/04/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/27/2024 +175 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: WCNCR00350938
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-20017 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-20017
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-255603

Entryinfo

Created: 03/04/2024 07:44
Updated: 08/27/2024 00:47
Changes: 03/04/2024 07:44 (41), 08/27/2024 00:47 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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