CVE-2026-20480 (GCVE-0-2026-20480)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-03 02:05 – Updated: 2026-08-03 02:05
VLAI
Summary
In Audio HAL, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to local denial of service with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10960023 (Note: For MT6880, MT6890, MT6980D, MT6988, MT6990) / AUTO00851189 (Note: For MT2735, MT3737); Issue ID: MSV-7586.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset Affected: MT2735
Affected: MT2737
Affected: MT6880
Affected: MT6890
Affected: MT6980D
Affected: MT6988
Affected: MT6990
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