CVE-2024-20040

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-04-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

In wlan firmware, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08360153 (for MT6XXX chipsets) / WCNCR00363530 (for MT79XX chipsets); Issue ID: MSV-979.

Affected products

Android: 12.0, 13.0, 14.0
Linux kernel: 4.19
Linuxfoundation Yocto: 3.3, 4.0
openwrt: 19.07.0, 21.02.0
Rdkcentral Rdk-B: 2022q3

References

https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/April-2024
https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/April-2024

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