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CVE-2021-30636

In MediaTek LinkIt SDK before 4.6.1, there is a possible memory corruption due to an integer...

9.8 Critical

In MediaTek LinkIt SDK before 4.6.1, there is a possible memory corruption due to an integer overflow during mishandled memory allocation by pvPortCalloc and pvPortRealloc.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.47%Up 1.1 points since Jan 24, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

In MediaTek LinkIt SDK before 4.6.1, there is a possible memory corruption due to an integer overflow during mishandled memory allocation by pvPortCalloc and pvPortRealloc.

Record
CVE-2021-30636
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In MediaTek LinkIt SDK before 4.6.1, there is a possible memory corruption due to an integer overflow during mishandled memory allocation by pvPortCalloc and pvPortRealloc.

Record
CVE-2021-30636
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-17556 No score

In MediaTek LinkIt SDK before 4.6.1, there is a possible memory corruption due to an integer overflow during mishandled memory allocation by pvPortCalloc and pvPortRealloc.

Record
EUVD-2021-17556
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gc9h-g4qm-fgcv 9.8

In MediaTek LinkIt SDK before 4.6.1, there is a possible memory corruption due to an integer...

In MediaTek LinkIt SDK before 4.6.1, there is a possible memory corruption due to an integer overflow during mishandled memory allocation by pvPortCalloc and pvPortRealloc.

Record
GHSA-gc9h-g4qm-fgcv
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-30636 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Mediatek Linkit Software Development Kit, published January 24, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.47%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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