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CVE-2022-26461:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-26461 is a security vulnerability discovered in the vow component affecting MediaTek chipsets. The vulnerability was disclosed in September 2022 and affects various MediaTek chipsets running Android 11.0 and 12.0 operating systems (MediaTek Bulletin).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a medium severity issue involving undefined behavior due to an API misuse. The vulnerability affects the vow component in MediaTek chipsets including MT6833, MT6853, MT6855, MT6873, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT8791, and MT8797 (MediaTek Bulletin).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. The vulnerability requires system execution privileges for exploitation (MediaTek Bulletin).
Mitigation and workarounds
MediaTek addressed this vulnerability in their September 2022 security patch. Device manufacturers were notified of the issues and corresponding security patches at least two months before publication (MediaTek Bulletin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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