Use after free in MediaTek GPU pdma driver corrupts memory
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
MediaTek chipsets MT6993 and MT8910 are affected. A use after free (CWE-416) in the GPU pdma component causes memory corruption. A local user with low privileges can escalate privileges, and no user interaction is needed.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02
Description from the CNA
In GPU pdma, there is a possible memory corruption due to use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11365081; Issue ID: MSV-9545.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for MediaTek chipset.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02
Timeline
- 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-20559
- 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-v8m5-cqwh-45gg
- 2026-11-02 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More MediaTek vulnerabilities
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- TI-2024-13053 Improper input validation in MediaTek MT6890, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-14725 Integer overflow in MediaTek MT6781, MT6789, MT6835, MT6855, MT6878, MT6879, MT6886… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-13114 Memory corruption in MediaTek MT2735, MT2737, MT6833, MT6835, MT6835T, MT6853, MT6855… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-14283 Command injection in MediaTek EN7528, EN7580 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-11684 Command injection in MediaTek EN7528, EN7580 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-20559 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-20559 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v8m5-cqwh-45gg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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