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CVE-2023-4272

Mali GPU Kernel Driver exposes sensitive data from freed memory

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 7, 2023 at 03:18 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:37 AM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorValhall GPU Kernel DriverBifrost GPU Kernel DriverMidgard GPU Kernel Driver

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A local non-privileged user can make GPU processing operations that expose sensitive data from previously freed memory.

Affected

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

Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver· Arm
95%
r0p0 ≤ v ≤ r41p0r0p0 ≤ v < r42p0r0p0
Affected range stops below r42p0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Mali GPU Kernel Driver· Arm
95%
r41p0
Midgard GPU Kernel Driver· Arm
95%
r8p0 ≤ v ≤ r32p0r8p0
Valhall GPU Kernel Driver· Arm
95%
r19p0 ≤ v ≤ r41p0r19p0 ≤ v < r42p0r19p0
Affected range stops below r42p0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
5TH Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver· Arm
60%
r41p0 ≤ v < r42p0r41p0
Affected range stops below r42p0, 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:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200CWE-1251NVD-CWE-noinfo

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