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CVE-2021-0627:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2021-0627 is a vulnerability discovered in OMA DRM that involves an integer overflow issue. 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 a medium severity issue involving an integer overflow or wraparound condition in OMA DRM (CWE-190). The vulnerability could potentially lead to memory corruption due to an integer overflow condition (MediaTek Bulletin).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could result in local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. The exploitation does not require user interaction (MediaTek Bulletin).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability affects multiple MediaTek chipsets including MT6580, MT6735, MT6739, MT6755S, MT6757, MT6761, MT6763, MT6765, MT6768, MT6771, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6873, MT6877, and MT6885. Device manufacturers have been notified and security patches have been made available (MediaTek Bulletin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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