MediaTek MT8797 Modem NR15 assertion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in MediaTek MT2735, MT6833, MT6853, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6875T, MT6877, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT8675, MT8771, MT8791, MT8791T and MT8797. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Modem NR15. Executing a manipulation can lead to assertion. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-20094. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT2735, MT6833, MT6853, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6875T, MT6877, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT8675, MT8771, MT8791, MT8791T and MT8797. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Modem NR15. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a assertion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-617. The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY00843282; Issue ID: MSV-1535.

The advisory is shared for download at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-20094 since 11/02/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Applying the patch MOLY00843282 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Assertion
CWE: CWE-617
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Remote: Yes

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Patch: MOLY00843282

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11/02/2023 🔍
10/07/2024 +339 days 🔍
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04/26/2025 +201 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: MSV-1535
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-20094 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-20094
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-279448

Entryinfo

Created: 10/07/2024 08:05
Updated: 04/26/2025 07:18
Changes: 10/07/2024 08:05 (55), 04/26/2025 07:18 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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