VDB-263148 · CVE-2024-20060 · ALPS08541749

MediaTek MT8390 Da faults that lead to instruction skips

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT6580, MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6781, MT6789, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6855, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT8188, MT8370 and MT8390 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Da. The manipulation results in improper handling of faults that lead to instruction skips. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-20060. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT6580, MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6781, MT6789, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6855, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT8188, MT8370 and MT8390. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code of the component Da. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper handling of faults that lead to instruction skips vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-1332. The device is missing or incorrectly implements circuitry or sensors that detect and mitigate the skipping of security-critical CPU instructions when they occur. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In da, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to an incorrect status check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08541749; Issue ID: ALPS08541754.

The advisory is shared for download at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-20060 since 11/02/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Applying the patch ALPS08541749 is able to eliminate this problem.

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Productinfo

Type

Chip Software

Vendor

MediaTek

Name

License

commercial

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

VulDB Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper handling of faults that lead to instruction skips
CWE: CWE-1332 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Patch: ALPS08541749

Timelineinfo

11/02/2023 🔍
05/06/2024 +185 days 🔍
05/06/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/21/2025 +319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ALPS08541749
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-20060 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-20060
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-263148

Entryinfo

Created: 05/06/2024 06:44
Updated: 03/21/2025 02:24
Changes: 05/06/2024 06:44 (54), 03/21/2025 02:24 (1)
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