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CVE-2022-38181Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability
The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows unprivileged users to access freed memory because GPU memory operations are mishandled. This affects Bifrost r0p0 through r38p1, and r39p0; Valhall r19p0 through r38p1, and r39p0; and Midgard r4p0 through r32p0.
8.8 HIGHEPSS 18.46%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed
Overview
Severity
| Score | Severity | Version | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | HIGH | 3.1NVD | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CISA required action
⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Apr 20, 2023
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Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2022-38181
- Status
- Analyzed
- Assigner (CNA)
- mitre
- Published
- Oct 25, 2022
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17 04:56 UTC
- Weaknesses
Affected Products
From NVD CPE configurations.
armbifrost gpu kernel driver2 version ranges
- r0p0 through r38p1
- r39p0
armmidgard gpu kernel driver1 version range
- r4p0 through r31p0
armvalhall gpu kernel driver2 version ranges
- r19p0 through r38p1
- r39p0
References
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172854/Android-Arm-Mali-GPU-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html
- developer.arm.com https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities
- developer.arm.com https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates
- github.blog https://github.blog/2023-01-23-pwning-the-all-google-phone-with-a-non-google-bug/
- securitylab.github.com https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-054_Arm_Mali/
- cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-38181