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CVE-2024-20016: 
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2024-20016 is a medium severity vulnerability discovered in the ged component affecting MediaTek chipsets. The vulnerability was reported internally to MediaTek and disclosed in February 2024. It affects various MediaTek chipset models running Android versions 11.0 through 14.0 (MediaTek Bulletin).

Technical details

The vulnerability is characterized as an out-of-bounds write condition that occurs due to an integer overflow in the ged component. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. The vulnerability is associated with CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound) and CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability can lead to local denial of service if successfully exploited. The attack requires System execution privileges, though user interaction is not needed for exploitation (MediaTek Bulletin).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability affects multiple MediaTek chipset models including MT6735, MT6737, MT6739, and several others running Android versions 11.0 through 14.0. MediaTek has notified device OEMs of the issue and provided corresponding security patches (MediaTek Bulletin).

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