# CVE-2026-20492: Race condition in MediaTek chipset

> A race condition in the Audio HAL allows local attackers to cause system unresponsiveness, requiring user privileges but no interaction.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vmmw-77gq-c2hq

## What is CVE-2026-20492?

CVE-2026-20492 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset, published on 3 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Audio HAL, there is a possible system becoming unresponsive due to a race condition. This could lead to local denial of service with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10960026 (Note: For MT6880, MT6890, MT6990, MT6988) / AUTO00851250 (Note: For MT2735, MT2737); Issue ID: MSV-7583.

Weakness: CWE-367 (Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-20492?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Mediatek Mt2735 Firmware, Mediatek Mt2737 Firmware, Mediatek Mt6880 Firmware, Mediatek Mt6890 Firmware, Mediatek Mt6988 Firmware, Mediatek Mt6990 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-20492?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-20492 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-20492 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset

- [CVE-2026-20433](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20433/): Memory corruption in MediaTek chipset (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-20432](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20432/): Memory corruption in MediaTek chipset (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2026-20479](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20479/): Denial of service in MediaTek chipset (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2026-20528](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20528/): Memory corruption in MediaTek chipset (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2026-20449](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20449/): Memory corruption in MediaTek chipset (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-20492 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-20492 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset, published on 3 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset. 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-2026-20492/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20492/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20492
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20492
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20492

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20492/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.