CVE-2025-20697_CVE-2025-20697

6.7 / 10

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In Power HAL, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. 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: ALPS09915681; Issue ID: MSV-3795.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-20697

Source MediaTek

Published Aug 4, 2025 at 01:49

Modified Aug 5, 2025 at 03:56

Affected Product

Vendor MediaTek, Inc.

Product MT2718, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6853, MT6855, MT6877, MT6878, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6893, MT6897, MT6989, MT6991, MT8186, MT8196, MT8391, MT8678, MT8775, MT8786, MT8788E, MT8792, MT8796, MT8873, MT8883, MT8893

Version Android 14.0, 15.0

Affected Versions MediaTek, Inc. MT2718, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6853, MT6855, MT6877, MT6878, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6893, MT6897, MT6989, MT6991, MT8186, MT8196, MT8391, MT8678, MT8775, MT8786, MT8788E, MT8792, MT8796, MT8873, MT8883, MT8893 Android 14.0, 15.0

CWE Classification

CWE-787

References

corp.mediatek.com /product-security-bulletin/August-2025

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