#VU65041 Race condition in MediaTek products - CVE-2022-21773
Published: July 8, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65041
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21773
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MT6580
MT6735
MT6737
MT6739
MT6750
MT6750S
MT6755
MT6755S
MT6761
MT6762
MT6763
MT6765
MT6768
MT6769
MT6771
MT6789
MT6795
MT6797
MT6833
MT6879
MT6890
MT6779
MT6781
MT6785
MT6853
MT6853T
MT6873
MT6875
MT6877
MT6883
MT6885
MT6889
MT6891
MT6893
MT6580
MT6735
MT6737
MT6739
MT6750
MT6750S
MT6755
MT6755S
MT6761
MT6762
MT6763
MT6765
MT6768
MT6769
MT6771
MT6789
MT6795
MT6797
MT6833
MT6879
MT6890
MT6779
MT6781
MT6785
MT6853
MT6853T
MT6873
MT6875
MT6877
MT6883
MT6885
MT6889
MT6891
MT6893
Software vendor:
MediaTek
MediaTek
Description
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in TEEI driver. A local application can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.