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CVE-2022-20077:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-20077 was discovered in vow (voice wake-on) functionality. The vulnerability was disclosed in April 2022 and affects various MediaTek chipsets running Android 10.0 and 11.0 operating systems (MediaTek Bulletin).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a race condition (CWE-362) that could lead to memory corruption. It has been assigned a Medium severity rating. The vulnerability specifically affects the vow component's shared resource synchronization mechanism (MediaTek Bulletin).
Impact
The vulnerability could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges required. The exploitation does not require user interaction (MediaTek Bulletin).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability affects multiple MediaTek chipsets including MT6781, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6877, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT8185, MT8789, MT8791, and MT8797. MediaTek has released patches to address this vulnerability, and device manufacturers have been notified of the security patches (MediaTek Bulletin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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