FKIE_CVE-2025-20802

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-01-06 02:15 - Updated: 2026-01-08 19:23
Severity ?
6.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
In geniezone, there is a possible memory corruption due to use after free. 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: ALPS10238968; Issue ID: MSV-4914.
References
security@mediatek.comhttps://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/January-2026Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
google android 15.0
mediatek mt6991 -
mediatek mt8196 -
mediatek mt8367 -
mediatek mt8781 -
mediatek mt8786 -
mediatek mt8793 -
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