CVE-2023-20798 Information disclosure in MT2713, MT6855, MT6879, MT6886, MT6895, MT6983, MT6985, MT8188, MT8195, MT8395, MT8673

Medium 4.4 Published 7 Aug 2023 Updated 17 Oct 2024

A local attacker with system privileges can read out-of-bounds memory in MediaTek chipsets, potentially disclosing sensitive information.

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-2023-20798?

CVE-2023-20798 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In pda, there is a possible out of bounds read due to an incorrect calculation of buffer size. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07147572; Issue ID: ALPS07421076.

Weakness: CWE-131, CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20798?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2023-20798?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20798 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-20798 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20798 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f942-62wr-cqfh.