MediaTek MT8798 Audio information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT8167, MT8167S, MT8168, MT8188, MT8195, MT8321, MT8385, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8797 and MT8798. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Audio. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-20045. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT8167, MT8167S, MT8168, MT8188, MT8195, MT8321, MT8385, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8797 and MT8798. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Audio. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In audio, there is a possible out of bounds read due to an incorrect calculation of buffer size. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08024748; Issue ID: ALPS08029526.

It is possible to read the advisory at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-20045 since 11/02/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying the patch ALPS08024748 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.2

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Patch: ALPS08024748

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11/02/2023 🔍
04/01/2024 +150 days 🔍
04/01/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/29/2025 +362 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ALPS08024748
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-20045 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-20045
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-258811

Entryinfo

Created: 04/01/2024 08:00
Updated: 03/29/2025 05:21
Changes: 04/01/2024 08:00 (55), 03/29/2025 05:21 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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