CVE-2026-20544 (GCVE-0-2026-20544)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-05 01:40
Modified
2026-10-05 10:53
CWE
Summary
In meta, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege, if an attacker has physical access to the device, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11049530 / ALPS11480843; Issue ID: MSV-7935.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset Version: MT6739
Version: MT6761
Version: MT6765
Version: MT6768
Version: MT6769
Version: MT6781
Version: MT6789
Version: MT6835
Version: MT6853
Version: MT6855
Version: MT6858
Version: MT6877
Version: MT6878
Version: MT6879
Version: MT6881
Version: MT6883
Version: MT6885
Version: MT6886
Version: MT6889
Version: MT6893
Version: MT6895
Version: MT6897
Version: MT6899
Version: MT6983
Version: MT6985
Version: MT6989
Version: MT6991
Version: MT6993
Version: MT8126
Version: MT8171
Version: MT8188
Version: MT8189
Version: MT8195
Version: MT8196
Version: MT8367
Version: MT8370
Version: MT8390
Version: MT8391
Version: MT8668
Version: MT8676
Version: MT8678
Version: MT8755
Version: MT8766
Version: MT8768
Version: MT8775
Version: MT8781
Version: MT8786
Version: MT8788
Version: MT8791
Version: MT8792
Version: MT8793
Version: MT8798
Version: MT8799
Version: MT8863
Version: MT8873
Version: MT8875
Version: MT8883
Version: MT8893
Version: MT8910
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