Mali GPU Userspace Driver can make an Out-of-Bounds access
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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Arm Ltd Midgard GPU Userspace Driver, Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Userspace Driver, Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Userspace Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Userspace Driver allows a local non-privileged user to write a constant pattern to a limited amount of memory not allocated by the user space driver.This issue affects Midgard GPU Userspace Driver: from r0p0 through r32p0; Bifrost GPU Userspace Driver: from r0p0 through r44p0; Valhall GPU Userspace Driver: from r19p0 through r44p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Userspace Driver: from r41p0 through r44p0.
Why it matters now
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 | Midgard GPU Userspace Driver | r0p0 – r32p0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Arm | Bifrost GPU Userspace Driver | r0p0 – r44p0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Arm | Valhall GPU Userspace Driver | r19p0 – r44p0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Arm | Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Userspace Driver | r41p0 – r44p0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Midgard GPU Userspace Driver VendorArm Affected r0p0 – r32p0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Bifrost GPU Userspace Driver VendorArm Affected r0p0 – r44p0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Valhall GPU Userspace Driver VendorArm Affected r19p0 – r44p0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Userspace Driver VendorArm Affected r41p0 – r44p0 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 – r44p0 | Vulnerable | Arm |
| cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r0p0 – r44p0 | 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 – r44p0 | Vulnerable | Arm |
- cpe:2.3:a:arm:5th_gen_gpu_architecture_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r41p0 – r44p0 Vulnerable ·Arm
- cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r0p0 – r44p0 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 – r44p0 Vulnerable ·Arm
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-32804
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jhf5-g2pq-ppg2
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-2023-05732 Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU memory processing operations CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2023-32804 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-32804 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jhf5-g2pq-ppg2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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