MediaTek MT8893 geniezone use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in MediaTek MT2718, MT6853, MT6877, MT6893, MT6899, MT6991, MT8196, MT8676, MT8678, MT8775, MT8786, MT8788E, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8796, MT8883 and MT8893. This affects an unknown part of the component geniezone. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-20707. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in MediaTek MT2718, MT6853, MT6877, MT6893, MT6899, MT6991, MT8196, MT8676, MT8678, MT8775, MT8786, MT8788E, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8796, MT8883 and MT8893. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component geniezone. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In geniezone, there is a possible memory corruption due to use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS09924201; Issue ID: MSV-3820.

The advisory is shared at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-20707 since 11/01/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

11/01/2024 CVE reserved
09/01/2025 +303 days Advisory disclosed
09/01/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/01/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: corp.mediatek.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-20707 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20707
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-322093

Entryinfo

Created: 09/01/2025 08:21
Changes: 09/01/2025 08:21 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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