Local information disclosure via missing cmdq bounds check
Published Dec 2, 2024 · Updated Dec 2, 2024
Out-of-bounds read in MediaTek cmdq on Android 12.0 allows local users with System privileges to disclose information. The vendor states that cmdq reads beyond a buffer because a required bounds check is missing, but it has not disclosed the responsible function or input path. Exploitation requires prior System execution privileges and no user interaction; the demonstrated consequence is limited to local information disclosure.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds read in MediaTek cmdq on Android 12.0 allows local users with System privileges to disclose information. The vendor states that cmdq reads beyond a buffer because a required bounds check is missing, but it has not disclosed the responsible function or input path. Exploitation requires prior System execution privileges and no user interaction; the demonstrated consequence is limited to local information disclosure.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-20116
- Published
- Dec 2, 2024
- Updated
- Dec 2, 2024
- Vendor
- MediaTek
- Product
- MT8768
- Classifications
- CWE-125
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Dec 2, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Dec 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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