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MediaTek patches Audio HAL privilege escalation across many chipsets

MediaTek patches Audio HAL privilege escalation across dozens of chipsets, plus a BEC heist, Telerik RCE, and Samsung Walrus flaw in this digest.

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  • MediaTek fixes privilege escalation flaw in Audio HAL across dozens of chipsets (CVE-2026-20512)
    MediaTek patched a privilege escalation vulnerability in its Audio HAL affecting many of its chipsets.

    • Affects MediaTek chipsets including MT2718, MT6769/6781/6789/6833/6853/6877/6886/6893/6989 and many MT8xxx series devices
    • Improper input validation in Audio HAL allows local escalation of privilege if an attacker has already obtained System privilege
    • No user interaction is required for exploitation; tracked as CWE-307 with Patch ID ALPS11087540 (Issue ID MSV-8246)
    • Disclosed September 7, 2026 in MediaTek's September 2026 product security bulletin
    Sources ๐Ÿ“„ Source: mediatek.com ยท ๐Ÿ“Ž Coverage: cve.threatint.com ยท ๐Ÿ‘ via CVE ThreatInt
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  • Integer overflow in the source-bounds check in Memory::init() (src/runtime/Me... โ€” CVE ThreatInt

  • sfturing hosp_order Order Controller OrderController.java authorizationA weak... โ€” CVE ThreatInt

  • sfturing hosp_order Password Recovery CommonUserController.java modifyPassWor... โ€” CVE ThreatInt

  • In geniezone, there is a possible information disclosure due to a missing bou... โ€” CVE ThreatInt

  • In geniezone, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to use after fr... โ€” CVE ThreatInt

  • In gpu, there is a possible system crash due to use after free. This could le... โ€” CVE ThreatInt

  • In Audio HAL, there is a possible information disclosure due to a missing per... โ€” CVE ThreatInt

  • In Audio HAL, there is a possible information disclosure due to improper inpu... โ€” CVE ThreatInt

  • In SurfaceFlinger, there is a possible memory corruption due to use after fre... โ€” CVE ThreatInt

  • In camera middleware, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to doub... โ€” CVE ThreatInt

  • In Power HAL, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds... โ€” CVE ThreatInt

  • In Power HAL, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to type confusi... โ€” CVE ThreatInt

  • In Audio HAL, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to use after fr... โ€” CVE ThreatInt

  • In MiracastService, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a conf... โ€” CVE ThreatInt

  • In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to a missing bounds check. Thi... โ€” CVE ThreatInt

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  • From Padding Oracle to Shell: Unauthenticated RCE in Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX โ€” r/netsec

๐Ÿ“‹ ADVISORIES

  • ๐Ÿ“„ Source for High-severity out-of-bounds write flaw (CVE-2026-86313) disclosed in Samsung Opensource Walrus โ€” cve.threatint.com

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