CVE-2025-20788 (GCVE-0-2025-20788)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-02 02:34 – Updated: 2025-12-02 14:43
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Summary
In GPU pdma, there is a possible memory corruption due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10117735; Issue ID: MSV-4539.
Severity ?
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-1262 - Improper Access Control for Register Interface
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
MediaTek, Inc. MT6991, MT8196 Affected: Android 15.0,
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