In wlan firmware, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08360153 (for MT6XXX chipsets) / WCNCR00363530 (for MT79XX chipsets); Issue ID: MSV-979.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20040
• https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/April-2024