CVE-2025-20671

In thermal, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS09698599; Issue ID: MSV-3228.

CVSS v3 7.0 HIGH

7.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/May-2025	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:14.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:15.0:::::::*

OR	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt2718:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6878:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6897:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6899:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6989:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6991:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8196:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8391:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8676:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8678:-:::::::*

History

07 May 2025, 15:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-05-05 03:15

Updated : 2025-05-07 15:15

NVD link : CVE-2025-20671

Mitre link : CVE-2025-20671

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-20671

JSON object : View

Products Affected

google

android

mediatek

mt6897
mt6899
mt6878
mt8391
mt2718
mt6989
mt8196
mt8676
mt6991
mt8678

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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