CVE-2026-20471: Medium severity vulnerability
In DA, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local denial of service, if an attacker has physical access to the device, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10991588 (Note: For MT6880, MT6890, MT6990, MT6988, MT6986, MT6813) / AUTO00851171 (Note: For MT2735, MT2737); Issue ID: MSV-7790.
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Patch ALPS10991588 - Upgrade
Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Patch AUTO00851171 - Compensating control
If the device is physically accessible, restrict physical access (e.g., lock down the device/port access) to reduce the risk of local denial of service from an attacker with physical access and no additional execution privileges needed.