CVE-2023-32809
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-32809 is a security vulnerability discovered in MediaTek's bluetooth driver. The vulnerability was disclosed in September 2023 and affects various MediaTek chipsets including MT2713, MT6779, MT6781, and several others. The issue stems from improper access control of register interface in the bluetooth driver, which could potentially expose sensitive information (Vendor Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Medium severity issue with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 4.4 (MEDIUM). The vulnerability type is categorized as an Elevation of Privilege (EoP) with CWE-1262 (Improper Access Control for Register Interface). The technical issue involves possible read and write access to registers due to improper access control of register interface, requiring System execution privileges for exploitation (NVD).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to local leak of sensitive information. The attack requires System execution privileges, and no user interaction is needed for exploitation. The vulnerability affects devices running Android 13.0 operating system (Vendor Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

MediaTek has addressed this vulnerability and released 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 (Vendor Advisory).

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