CVE-2026-20492In Audio HAL, there is a possible system becoming unresponsive due to a race condition.
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In Audio HAL, there is a possible system becoming unresponsive due to a race condition. This could lead to local denial of service with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10960026 (Note: For MT6880, MT6890, MT6990, MT6988) / AUTO00851250 (Note: For MT2735, MT2737); Issue ID: MSV-7583.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-367
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- MediaTek
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset mediatek:chipset (from the name) | MT2735; MT2737; MT6880; MT6890; MT6988; MT6990 | CNA record |
mediatek mt6990_firmware mediatek:mt6990_firmware | all versions | NVD |
mediatek mt2735_firmware mediatek:mt2735_firmware | all versions | NVD |
mediatek mt2737_firmware mediatek:mt2737_firmware | all versions | NVD |
mediatek mt6880_firmware mediatek:mt6880_firmware | all versions | NVD |
mediatek mt6890_firmware mediatek:mt6890_firmware | all versions | NVD |
mediatek mt6988_firmware mediatek:mt6988_firmware | all versions | NVD |
References
- https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/August-2026vendor-advisory
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