CVE-2021-29256

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 24, 2021 at 05:56 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:47 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorValhall GPU Kernel DriverBifrost GPU Kernel DriverMidgard GPU Kernel Driver

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score3.0%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 3.0% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 87% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver contains a use-after-free vulnerability that may allow a non-privileged user to gain root privilege and/or disclose information.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Jul 7, 2023
Remediation Due
Jul 28, 2023
1186 days overdue

Description

. The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows an unprivileged user to achieve access to freed memory, leading to information disclosure or root privilege escalation. This affects Bifrost r16p0 through r29p0 before r30p0, Valhall r19p0 through r29p0 before r30p0, and Midgard r28p0 through r30p0.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

r16p0 ≤ v < r30p0
Affected range stops below r30p0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
r28p0 ≤ v < r31p0
Affected range stops below r31p0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
r19p0 ≤ v < r30p0
Affected range stops below r30p0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-416

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