CVE-2024-20015 Privilege escalation in MT6739, MT6753, MT6757, MT6761, MT6762, MT6763, MT6765, MT6768, MT6769, MT6781, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT6985, MT8321, MT8667, MT8673, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791T, MT8797, MT8798

High 7.4 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges via a permissions bypass in MediaTek telephony components without user interaction.

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

What is CVE-2024-20015?

CVE-2024-20015 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 5 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In telephony, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08441419; Issue ID: ALPS08441419.

Weakness: CWE-305

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20015?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20015?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20015 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-20015 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20015 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j6qm-xgxc-g34g.

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