TI-2023-03635 Aliases CVE-2023-3889 GHSA-4qp7-687g-h58j

Mali GPU Kernel Driver exposes sensitive data from freed memory

LOW 35CWE-119Published 2023-11-07 · Updated 2025-12-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
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-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A local non-privileged user can make improper GPU memory processing operations. If the operations are carefully prepared, then they could be used to gain access to already freed memory.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00183 7th 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: None
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
Arm	Valhall GPU Kernel Driver	r38p0 – r44p0	—	No fix listed	CNA

Valhall GPU Kernel Driver VendorArm Affected r38p0 – r44p0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver::::::::	r38p0 – r44p0	Vulnerable	Arm

cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r38p0 – r44p0 Vulnerable ·Arm

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-3889
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4qp7-687g-h58j

References

Advisory 1

https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities

TI-2022-17875 The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows unprivileged users to access freed memory because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2021-10068 . 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

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Sources

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