An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver.
Priority LOW 24Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
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 r29p0 through r32p0, Bifrost r17p0 through r42p0 before r43p0, Valhall r19p0 through r42p0 before r43p0, and Arm's GPU Architecture Gen5 r41p0 through r42p0 before r43p0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00182 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
- Partial
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 to before r43p0 | Vulnerable | Arm |
| cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r17p0 to before r43p0 | Vulnerable | Arm |
| cpe:2.3:a:arm:midgard_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r29p0 – r32p0 | Vulnerable | Arm |
| cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r19p0 to before r43p0 | Vulnerable | Arm |
- cpe:2.3:a:arm:avalon_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r41p0 to before r43p0 Vulnerable ·Arm
- cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r17p0 to before r43p0 Vulnerable ·Arm
- cpe:2.3:a:arm:midgard_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r29p0 – r32p0 Vulnerable ·Arm
- cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r19p0 to before r43p0 Vulnerable ·Arm
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28147
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-38mh-jrc4-gqqf
References
More Arm Avalon Gpu Kernel Driver vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-22927 An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- 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-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-2023-28147 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-28147 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-38mh-jrc4-gqqf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences