MediaTek MT8678 Gnss Service out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6781, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT8666, MT8667, MT8673, MT8676 and MT8678. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Gnss Service. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-20079. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6781, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT8666, MT8667, MT8673, MT8676 and MT8678. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Gnss 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. CVE summarizes:

In gnss service, 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: ALPS08044040; Issue ID: MSV-1491.

The advisory is shared for download at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-20079 since 11/02/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Applying the patch ALPS08044040 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: ALPS08044040

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11/02/2023 🔍
07/01/2024 +241 days 🔍
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02/04/2025 +218 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: MSV-1491
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-20079 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-20079
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-270024

Entryinfo

Created: 07/01/2024 08:04
Updated: 02/04/2025 07:51
Changes: 07/01/2024 08:04 (55), 07/02/2024 06:48 (1), 02/04/2025 07:51 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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