Cloud Vulnerability DB
A community-led vulnerabilities database
Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-20006
CVE-2024-20006:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2024-20006 is a high-severity vulnerability discovered in MediaTek's 'da' component. The vulnerability was disclosed in February 2024 and affects multiple MediaTek chipsets including MT2713, MT6781, MT6880, MT6890, and MT8188T running on Android 11.0, OpenWrt 19.07/21.02, and RDK-B 22Q3 platforms (MediaTek Bulletin).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds write vulnerability (CWE-787) due to a missing bounds check in the 'da' component. It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could lead to local escalation of privilege if successfully exploited. An attacker who has already obtained System execution privileges could potentially execute unauthorized code or commands on the affected system (MediaTek Bulletin).
Mitigation and workarounds
MediaTek has released security patches to address this vulnerability. Device OEMs were notified of the issue and corresponding security patches at least two months before the public disclosure (MediaTek Bulletin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
Related NixOS vulnerabilities:
Free Vulnerability Assessment
Benchmark your Cloud Security Posture
Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.
Additional Wiz resources
Get a personalized demo
Ready to see Wiz in action?
"Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads."
David EstlickCISO
"Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments."
Adam FletcherChief Security Officer
"We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is."
Greg PoniatowskiHead of Threat and Vulnerability Management