Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU memory processing operations
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-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Midgard GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user to exploit a software race condition to perform improper memory processing operations. If the system’s memory is carefully prepared by the user, then this in turn cause a use-after-free.This issue affects Midgard GPU Kernel Driver: from r13p0 through r32p0; Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r11p0 through r25p0; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r19p0 through r25p0, from r29p0 through r46p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r46p0.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arm | Midgard GPU Kernel Driver | r13p0 – r32p0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Arm | Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver | r11p0 – r25p0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Arm | Valhall GPU Kernel Driver | r19p0 – r25p0; r29p0 – r46p0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Arm | Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver | r41p0 – r46p0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Midgard GPU Kernel Driver VendorArm Affected r13p0 – r32p0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver VendorArm Affected r11p0 – r25p0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Valhall GPU Kernel Driver VendorArm Affected r19p0 – r25p0; r29p0 – r46p0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver VendorArm Affected r41p0 – r46p0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:arm:5th_gen_gpu_architecture_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r41p0 to before r47p0 | Vulnerable | Arm |
| cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r11p0 to before r26p0 | Vulnerable | Arm |
| cpe:2.3:a:arm:midgard_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r13p0 – r32p0 | Vulnerable | Arm |
| cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r19p0 to before r26p0; r29p0 to before r47p0 | Vulnerable | Arm |
- cpe:2.3:a:arm:5th_gen_gpu_architecture_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r41p0 to before r47p0 Vulnerable ·Arm
- cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r11p0 to before r26p0 Vulnerable ·Arm
- cpe:2.3:a:arm:midgard_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r13p0 – r32p0 Vulnerable ·Arm
- cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r19p0 to before r26p0; r29p0 to before r47p0 Vulnerable ·Arm
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6241
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p6cr-4f2h-m98v
References
More Arm 5th Gen Gpu Architecture Kernel Driver vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-03898 Mali GPU Kernel Driver Allows Improper GPU Memory Processing Operations KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2023-11313 Memory leak vulnerability in Mali GPU Kernel Driver in Midgard GPU Kernel Driver all… KEVCVSS 3.1LOW 3.3
- TI-2023-04996 Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU processing operations CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-00986 Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU memory processing operations CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2023-05648 Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU memory processing operations CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2023-16056 Mali GPU Userspace Driver can make an Out-of-Bounds access CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-6241 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-6241 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p6cr-4f2h-m98v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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