An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver.
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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. A non-privileged user can make improper GPU processing operations to gain access to already freed memory. This affects Midgard r0p0 through r32p0, Bifrost r0p0 through r41p0 before r42p0, Valhall r19p0 through r41p0 before r42p0, and Avalon r41p0 before r42p0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:arm:avalon_gpu_kernel_driver:r41p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r41p0 | Vulnerable | Arm |
| cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r0p0 – r41p0 | Vulnerable | Arm |
| cpe:2.3:a:arm:midgard_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r0p0 – r32p0 | Vulnerable | Arm |
| cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r19p0 – r41p0 | Vulnerable | Arm |
- cpe:2.3:a:arm:avalon_gpu_kernel_driver:r41p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r41p0 Vulnerable ·Arm
- cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r0p0 – r41p0 Vulnerable ·Arm
- cpe:2.3:a:arm:midgard_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r0p0 – r32p0 Vulnerable ·Arm
- cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r19p0 – r41p0 Vulnerable ·Arm
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-46395
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fpqq-p5q5-4fhw
References
More Arm Avalon Gpu Kernel Driver vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-22926 An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-13009 An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2023-12718 An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2022-22928 An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali Kernel Driver. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4
- TI-2022-23132 An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. CVSS 3.1LOW 3.3
Sources
- CVE-2022-46395 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-46395 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fpqq-p5q5-4fhw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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