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CVE-2021-0415:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2021-0415 is a medium severity vulnerability discovered in MediaTek's memory management driver. The vulnerability was disclosed in August 2021 and affects various MediaTek smartphone chipsets running Android 10.0 and 11.0 operating systems (MediaTek Bulletin).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an information disclosure issue (CWE-200) in the memory management driver, caused by a missing permission check. The vulnerability received a medium severity rating according to the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) (MediaTek Bulletin).
Impact
This vulnerability could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not required for exploitation (MediaTek Bulletin).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability affects multiple MediaTek chipset series including MT6580, MT6582, MT6589, MT6592, MT6595, MT6731, MT6732, MT6735, MT6737, MT6739, and several others. Device manufacturers were notified of the security patches at least a month before the public disclosure (MediaTek Bulletin).
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Source: This report was generated using AI
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