# CVE-2024-20089: Denial of service in MT6835, MT6878, MT6886, MT6897, MT6980, MT6985, MT6989, MT6990, MT8678, MT8775, MT8792, MT8796

> Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in MediaTek Wi-Fi firmware due to incorrect error handling, requiring no user interaction or privileges.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 3 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c2mc-mh9m-r94v

## What is CVE-2024-20089?

CVE-2024-20089 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 2 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In wlan, there is a possible denial of service due to incorrect error handling. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08861558; Issue ID: MSV-1526.

Weakness: CWE-754 (Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions), CWE-703 (Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20089?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Google Android, Linuxfoundation Yocto, Rdkcentral Rdk-B.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-20089?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20089 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-20089 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Google Android

- [CVE-2026-58704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58704/): Google Pixel Improper Authorization (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-48543](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48543/): Android Runtime Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-35674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35674/): Android Framework Privilege Escalation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-48595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48595/): Android Framework Integer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-32896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32896/): Android Pixel Privilege Escalation (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-20089 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-20089 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 2 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20089/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20089/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-20089
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20089
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20089

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20089/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.