CVE-2026-20442 | MediaTek MT8883 Display use after free
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in MediaTek MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6781, MT6789, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6855, MT6877, MT6878, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6893, MT6895, MT6897, MT6899, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6991, MT6993, MT8186, MT8188, MT8196, MT8667, MT8673, MT8676, MT8678, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8771, MT8781, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8793, MT8795T, MT8796, MT8798, MT8873 and MT8883. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Display. The manipulation leads to use after free.
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-20442. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.
It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.