Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-4211
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-10-01 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-10-04 20:51:00 UTC
DescriptionA local non-privileged user can make improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.001970000 probability, percentile 0.416260000 (date 2026-04-01)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2023-10-03; due 2023-10-24; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-416

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorArm
ProductMali GPU Kernel Driver
NameArm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Required ActionApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Noteshttps://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4211

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Arm 5th Gen Gpu Architecture Kernel Driver All All All All
Application Arm Bifrost All All All All
Application Arm Midgard All All All All
Application Arm Valhall All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Vulnerable Arm GPU drivers under active exploitation. Patches may not be available | Ars Technica MISC arstechnica.com
Chrome Releases: Long Term Support Channel Update for ChromeOS MISC chromereleases.googleblog.com
developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities MISC developer.arm.com
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex MISC chromereleases.googleblog.com
Pixel Update Bulletin—September 2023  |  Android Open Source Project MISC source.android.com
Arm warns of Mali GPU flaws likely exploited in targeted attacks MISC www.bleepingcomputer.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

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  • 610516 Google Pixel Android September 2023 Security Patch Missing
  • 610519 Google Android November 2023 Security Patch Missing for Samsung
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