CVE-2026-20456
Received Received - Intake
WLAN STA Driver Missing Bounds Check Leads to System Crash

Publication date: 2026-06-01

Last updated on: 2026-06-01

Assigner: MediaTek, Inc.

Description
In wlan STA driver, there is a possible system crash due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local denial of service with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00480851; Issue ID: MSV-6338.
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Published
2026-06-01
Last Modified
2026-06-01
Generated
2026-06-01
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2026-06-01
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NVD
CVE-2026-20456
EUVD
EUVD-2026-33545
Affected Vendors & Products
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Vendor Product Version / Range
mediatek wlan_sta_driver *
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CWE ID Description
CWE-787 The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability exists in the wlan STA driver where a missing bounds check can cause a system crash.

It can be exploited locally without any user interaction and requires only user execution privileges.

The issue may lead to a denial of service condition on the affected system.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The primary impact of this vulnerability is a local denial of service, which means the affected system could crash or become unresponsive.

Since exploitation does not require user interaction and only needs user execution privileges, an attacker with local access could cause system instability or downtime.


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