#VU102351 Reachable Assertion in MediaTek products - CVE-2024-20152

Vulnerability identifier: #VU102351

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20152

CWE-ID: CWE-617

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
MT2737
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
MT3603
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
MT6835
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
MT6878
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
MT6886
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
MT6897
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
MT6990
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
MT7902
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
MT7920
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
MT7922
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
MT8532
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
MT8755
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
MT8766
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
MT8768
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
MT8775
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
MT8781
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
MT8796
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
MT8798
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
MT8893
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
MT8518S

Vendor: MediaTek

Description

The vulnerability allows a local application to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper exception handling within wlan. A local application can perform service disruption.

Mitigation
Install security update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MT2737: All versions

MT3603: All versions

MT6835: All versions

MT6878: All versions

MT6886: All versions

MT6897: All versions

MT6990: All versions

MT7902: All versions

MT7920: All versions

MT7922: All versions

MT8518S: All versions

MT8532: All versions

MT8755: All versions

MT8766: All versions

MT8768: All versions

MT8775: All versions

MT8781: All versions

MT8796: All versions

MT8798: All versions

MT8893: All versions

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External links
https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/January-2025

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.