CVE-2024-20137 Denial of service in MT6890, MT7622, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986
Remote attackers can cause client disconnection in MediaTek Wi-Fi drivers due to improper exception handling, resulting in denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-20137?
CVE-2024-20137 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in MediaTek, Inc. MT6890, MT7622, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986, published on 2 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In wlan driver, there is a possible client disconnection due to improper handling of exceptional conditions. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00384543; Issue ID: MSV-1727.
Weakness: CWE-248
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20137?
How do I fix CVE-2024-20137?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20137 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-20137 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20137 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h3pq-wm2x-37wm.