FKIE_CVE-2025-20798

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-01-06 02:15 - Updated: 2026-01-08 19:23
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
In battery, 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: ALPS10315812; Issue ID: MSV-5533.
References
security@mediatek.comhttps://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/January-2026Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
google android 14.0
google android 15.0
google android 16.0
mediatek mt2718 -
mediatek mt6765 -
mediatek mt6768 -
mediatek mt6781 -
mediatek mt6833 -
mediatek mt6835 -
mediatek mt6853 -
mediatek mt6855 -
mediatek mt6877 -
mediatek mt6879 -
mediatek mt6893 -
mediatek mt6985 -
mediatek mt6989 -
mediatek mt6991 -
mediatek mt8186 -
mediatek mt8188 -
mediatek mt8196 -
mediatek mt8367 -
mediatek mt8391 -
mediatek mt8676 -
mediatek mt8678 -
mediatek mt8696 -
mediatek mt8766 -
mediatek mt8768 -
mediatek mt8781 -
mediatek mt8786 -
mediatek mt8788e -
mediatek mt8791t -
mediatek mt8792 -
mediatek mt8793 -
mediatek mt8796 -
mediatek mt8873 -
mediatek mt8883 -
mediatek mt8893 -
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