MediaTek MT8893 WLAN STA driver out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in MediaTek MT2737, MT3603, MT6835, MT6878, MT6886, MT6897, MT6990, MT7902, MT7920, MT7922, MT8365, MT8518S, MT8532, MT8666, MT8667, MT8673, MT8755, MT8766, MT8768, MT8775, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8796, MT8798 and MT8893. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component WLAN STA driver. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-20146. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in MediaTek MT2737, MT3603, MT6835, MT6878, MT6886, MT6897, MT6990, MT7902, MT7920, MT7922, MT8365, MT8518S, MT8532, MT8666, MT8667, MT8673, MT8755, MT8766, MT8768, MT8775, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8796, MT8798 and MT8893. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component WLAN STA driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In wlan STA driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote (proximal/adjacent) code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00389496 / ALPS09137491; Issue ID: MSV-1835.

The advisory is available at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-20146 since 11/02/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Applying the patch ALPS09137491 is able to eliminate this problem.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Patch: ALPS09137491

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: MSV-1835
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-20146 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-20146
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-290242

Entryinfo

Created: 01/06/2025 08:19
Changes: 01/06/2025 08:19 (56)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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