TI-2021-10068 Aliases CVE-2021-29256 GHSA-gm4q-9jx5-3gfv

TI-2021-10068

CRITICAL 97Exploited in the wildCWE-416Published 2021-05-24 · Updated 2025-10-21

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

. 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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2023-07-07CISA due date 2023-07-28

EPSS 0.02988 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Active
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver::::::::	r16p0 to before r30p0	Vulnerable	Arm
cpe:2.3:a:arm:midgard_gpu_kernel_driver::::::::	r28p0 to before r31p0	Vulnerable	Arm
cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver::::::::	r19p0 to before r30p0	Vulnerable	Arm

cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r16p0 to before r30p0 Vulnerable ·Arm
cpe:2.3:a:arm:midgard_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r28p0 to before r31p0 Vulnerable ·Arm
cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r19p0 to before r30p0 Vulnerable ·Arm

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2023-07-07 Added to CISA KEV
2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-29256
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gm4q-9jx5-3gfv

References

Advisory 1

https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/mali-gpu-kernel-driver

TI-2022-17875 The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows unprivileged users to access freed memory because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2021-09732 The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows privilege escalation or a denial of service (memory… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2021-09731 The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows privilege escalation or information disclosure… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-04292 Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU memory processing operations KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2022-06958 Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows a non-privileged user to achieve write access to… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2023-03898 Mali GPU Kernel Driver Allows Improper GPU Memory Processing Operations KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

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Sources

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