TI-2023-04825 Aliases CVE-2023-5249 GHSA-839x-p2jc-q87x

Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU memory processing operations

LOW 32CWE-416Published 2024-02-05 · Updated 2024-08-02

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
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

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00151 4th 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	Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver	r35p0 – r40p0	—	No fix listed	CNA
Arm	Valhall GPU Kernel Driver	r35p0 – r40p0	—	No fix listed	CNA

Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver VendorArm Affected r35p0 – r40p0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Valhall GPU Kernel Driver VendorArm Affected r35p0 – r40p0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver::::::::	r35p0 – r40p0	Vulnerable	Arm
cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver::::::::	r35p0 – r40p0	Vulnerable	Arm

cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r35p0 – r40p0 Vulnerable ·Arm
cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r35p0 – r40p0 Vulnerable ·Arm

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5249
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-839x-p2jc-q87x

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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