High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 1, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-20040
CVE-2024-20040
Description
In wlan firmware, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08360153 (for MT6XXX chipsets) / WCNCR00363530 (for MT79XX chipsets); Issue ID: MSV-979.
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Affected products
2- MediaTek, Inc./MT2713, MT6580, MT6761, MT6762, MT6768, MT6781, MT6789, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6990, MT7902, MT7915, MT7916, MT7920, MT7921, MT7922, MT7925, MT7927, MT7981, MT7986, MT8188, MT8195, MT8370, MT8390, MT8395, MT8518S, MT8532, MT8673, MT8678, MT8781, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8796, MT8797, MT8798v5Range: Android 12.0, 13.0, 14.0 / Linux 4.19 / Yocto 3.3, 4.0 / OpenWrt 19.07, 21.02 / RDK-B 22Q3
Patches
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References
1- corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/April-2024nvdVendor Advisory
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