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CVE-2023-20825: 
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-20825 is a medium severity vulnerability discovered in MediaTek's duraspeed component. The vulnerability was disclosed in September 2023 and affects various MediaTek chipsets running Android 12.0 and 13.0. The issue stems from a missing permission check that could lead to information disclosure (MediaTek Bulletin).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an information disclosure issue (ID) with a medium severity rating. The root cause is identified as improper input validation (CWE-20) due to a missing permission check in the duraspeed component. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.5 MEDIUM with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N (NVD).

Impact

This vulnerability could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not required for exploitation, making it a significant concern for affected devices (MediaTek Bulletin).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability affects multiple MediaTek chipsets including MT2713, MT6580, MT6735, MT6739, MT6761, MT6762, MT6765, and many others running Android 12.0 and 13.0. MediaTek has released security patches to address this vulnerability (MediaTek Bulletin).

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