CVE-2023-5249

Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU memory processing operations

HIGH
7
CVSS Score
Published: February 5, 2024 at 10:01 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:48 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorValhall GPU Kernel DriverBifrost GPU Kernel Driver

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Severity
HIGH7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user to make improper memory processing operations to exploit a software race condition. If the system’s memory is carefully prepared by the user, then this in turn cause a use-after-free.This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r35p0 through r40p0; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r35p0 through r40p0.

Affected

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

r35p0 ≤ v ≤ r40p0r35p0
r35p0 ≤ v ≤ r40p0r35p0

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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