Is CVE-2025-20656 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-20656 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-09.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-20656?

CVE-2025-20656 has a CVSS score of 6.8 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2025-20656?

Patch guidance is available from linuxfoundation security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2025-20656.

CVE-2025-20656 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2025-20656?

24 products: linuxfoundation yocto, rdkcentral rdk-b, google android, google android, google android, and 19 more.

Description

In DA, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege, if an attacker has physical access to the device, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS09625423; Issue ID: MSV-3033.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: physical
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Metadata

Primary Vendor: LINUXFOUNDATION
Published: 4/7/2025
Last Modified: 4/9/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

linuxfoundation : yoctordkcentral : rdk-bgoogle : androidgoogle : androidgoogle : androidgoogle : androidopenwrt : openwrtopenwrt : openwrtmediatek : mt6781mediatek : mt6789mediatek : mt6835mediatek : mt6855mediatek : mt6878mediatek : mt6879mediatek : mt6886mediatek : mt6895mediatek : mt6897mediatek : mt6983mediatek : mt6985mediatek : mt6989mediatek : mt6990mediatek : mt8196mediatek : mt8370mediatek : mt8390

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2025-20656. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2025-20656

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CVE-2025-20656 vulnerability