MediaTek Audio HAL Heap Overflow Enables Local DoS
CVE-2026-20480 Published on August 3, 2026

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.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-20480 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().


Affected Versions

MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset: