MediaTek MT6985/MT6989/MT8678/MT8796 out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in MediaTek MT6985, MT6989, MT8678 and MT8796. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-20029. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in MediaTek MT6985, MT6989, MT8678 and MT8796 (Chip Software) (version now known). This issue affects some unknown processing. 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 firmware, 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: ALPS08477406; Issue ID: MSV-1010.

The weakness was released 03/04/2024 as ALPS08477406. It is possible to read the advisory at corp.mediatek.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-20029 since 11/02/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Applying the patch ALPS08477406 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: ALPS08477406

Timelineinfo

11/02/2023 🔍
03/04/2024 +123 days 🔍
03/04/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/15/2024 +164 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ALPS08477406
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-20029 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-20029
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-255611

Entryinfo

Created: 03/04/2024 07:46
Updated: 08/15/2024 20:50
Changes: 03/04/2024 07:46 (40), 08/15/2024 20:50 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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