CVE-2023-20661 Integer overflow in MT5221, MT6879, MT6895, MT6983, MT7902, MT7921, MT8167S, MT8168, MT8175, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8518, MT8532, MT8696, MT8766, MT8768, MT8771, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791T, MT8795T, MT8797, MT8798

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

A local attacker with system privileges can exploit an integer overflow in MediaTek Wi-Fi firmware to escalate privileges.

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

What is CVE-2023-20661?

CVE-2023-20661 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In wlan, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07560782; Issue ID: ALPS07560782.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20661?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Google Android, Linux kernel, Yoctoproject Yocto.

How do I fix CVE-2023-20661?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20661 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-20661 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20661 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hm72-c465-ffvp.

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