CVE-2023-32808
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-32808 is a security vulnerability discovered in MediaTek's bluetooth driver, affecting various MediaTek chipsets. The vulnerability was disclosed in September 2023 and involves improper access control of register interface. The vulnerability affects Android 13.0 systems running on multiple MediaTek chipset models including MT2713, MT6779, MT6781, and many others (MediaTek Bulletin).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Medium severity issue with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 4.4 (MEDIUM). The vulnerability vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, indicating local access vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction needed, unchanged scope, with potential impact on confidentiality but not on integrity or availability (NVD). The vulnerability stems from improper access control for register interface in the bluetooth driver, which could allow unauthorized read and write access to registers (MediaTek Bulletin).

Impact

The vulnerability could lead to local leak of sensitive information if exploited. The attack requires System execution privileges, but no user interaction is needed for exploitation (MediaTek Bulletin).

Mitigation and workarounds

MediaTek has addressed this vulnerability and provided security patches. Device manufacturers using affected MediaTek chipsets have been notified of the issues and corresponding security patches at least two months before the public disclosure (MediaTek Bulletin).

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