MediaTek MT8798 WLAN Firmware out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in MediaTek MT2713, MT6580, MT6761, MT6762, MT6768, MT6781, MT6789, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6990, MT7902, MT7915, MT7916, MT7920, MT7921, MT7922, MT7925, MT7927, MT7981, MT7986, MT8188, MT8195, MT8370, MT8390, MT8395, MT8518S, MT8532, MT8673, MT8678, MT8781, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8796, MT8797 and MT8798. The affected element is an unknown function of the component WLAN Firmware. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-20040. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT2713, MT6580, MT6761, MT6762, MT6768, MT6781, MT6789, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6990, MT7902, MT7915, MT7916, MT7920, MT7921, MT7922, MT7925, MT7927, MT7981, MT7986, MT8188, MT8195, MT8370, MT8390, MT8395, MT8518S, MT8532, MT8673, MT8678, MT8781, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8796, MT8797 and MT8798. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WLAN Firmware. 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 remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08360153 (for MT6XXX chipsets) / WCNCR00363530 (for MT79XX chipsets); Issue ID: MSV-979.

It is possible to read the advisory at corp.mediatek.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-20040 since 11/02/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Applying the patch ALPS08360153 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: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Patch: ALPS08360153

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11/02/2023 🔍
04/01/2024 +150 days 🔍
04/01/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/14/2025 +347 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ALPS08360153
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-20040 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-20040
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-258803

Entryinfo

Created: 04/01/2024 07:56
Updated: 03/14/2025 04:07
Changes: 04/01/2024 07:56 (55), 03/14/2025 04:07 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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