CVE-2022-26474 Memory corruption in MT6789, MT6855, MT6879, MT6895, MT6983

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

A buffer overflow in MediaTek sensorhub allows local attackers with system privileges to escalate privileges via an incorrect buffer size calculation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
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Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-26474?

CVE-2022-26474 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In sensorhub, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect calculation of buffer size. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07129717; Issue ID: ALPS07129717.

Weakness: CWE-131

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26474?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-26474?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26474 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-26474 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26474 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-28p3-2x22-g64c.

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