MediaTek MT8678 Apu out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in MediaTek MT2718, MT6879, MT6989, MT8196, MT8370, MT8390, MT8395, MT8673 and MT8678. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Apu. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-20648. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MediaTek MT2718, MT6879, MT6989, MT8196, MT8370, MT8390, MT8395, MT8673 and MT8678 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Apu. 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. CVE summarizes:

In apu, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS09456673; Issue ID: MSV-2584.

The advisory is available at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-20648 since 11/01/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Applying the patch ALPS09456673 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Patch: ALPS09456673

Timelineinfo

11/01/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: MSV-2584
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-20648 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20648
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-298138

Entryinfo

Created: 03/03/2025 07:55
Updated: 03/03/2025 12:30
Changes: 03/03/2025 07:55 (56), 03/03/2025 12:30 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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