MediaTek MT8796 Keyinstall out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MediaTek MT6765, MT6768, MT6781, MT6833, MT6835, MT6855, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6893, MT6895, MT6897, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT8321, MT8755, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8775, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8792 and MT8796. This affects an unknown part of the component Keyinstall. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-20088. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT6765, MT6768, MT6781, MT6833, MT6835, MT6855, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6893, MT6895, MT6897, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT8321, MT8755, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8775, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8792 and MT8796. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Keyinstall. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In keyinstall, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08932099; Issue ID: MSV-1543.

The advisory is shared at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-20088 since 11/02/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying the patch ALPS08932099 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.3

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Patch: ALPS08932099

Timelineinfo

11/02/2023 🔍
09/02/2024 +304 days 🔍
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09/05/2024 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: MSV-1543
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-20088 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-20088
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-276289

Entryinfo

Created: 09/02/2024 06:55
Updated: 09/05/2024 17:08
Changes: 09/02/2024 06:55 (56), 09/02/2024 13:55 (1), 09/05/2024 17:08 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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