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The MediaTek Embedded Multimedia Card (eMMC) subsystem for Android on MT65xx, MT66xx, and MT8163 SoC devices allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root via shell metacharacters in a filename under /data, because clear_emmc_nomedia_entry in platform/mt6577/external/meta/emmc/meta_clr_emmc.c invokes 'system("/system/bin/rm -r /data/' followed by this filename upon an eMMC clearance from a Meta Mode boot

Published Aug 14, 2019

Description

The MediaTek Embedded Multimedia Card (eMMC) subsystem for Android on MT65xx, MT66xx, and MT8163 SoC devices allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root via shell metacharacters in a filename under /data, because clear_emmc_nomedia_entry in platform/mt6577/external/meta/emmc/meta_clr_emmc.c invokes 'system("/system/bin/rm -r /data/' followed by this filename upon an eMMC clearance from a Meta Mode boot. NOTE: compromise of Fire OS on the Amazon Echo Dot would require a second hypothetical vulnerability that allows creation of the required file under /data.

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Remediation

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 14, 2019
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Aug 13, 2019
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
ENISA EUVD
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 14, 2019
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Exploited since n/a
EUVD-2019-6114