Critical Memory Corruption Vulnerability in MediaTek Chipsets (CVE-2026-20559)
A high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-20559) has been discovered in MediaTek chipsets, specifically in the GPU pdma component. This use-after-free vulnerability allows for local escalation of privilege with user execution privileges, potentially leading to memory corruption. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 and does not require user interaction for exploitation. Affected chipsets include MT6993 and MT8910. Immediate patching is recommended to prevent potential privilege escalation attacks.