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TI-2025-00050 Aliases CVE-2025-0073GHSA-w36f-4w8p-r5j5

Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU memory processing operations

Priority LOW 35CWE-416Published · Updated

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
Fixed

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 Valhall GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user process to perform improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.This issue affects Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r53p0 before r54p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r53p0 before r54p0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00163 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Valhall GPU Kernel Driver (Arm Ltd): r54p0Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver (Arm Ltd): r54p0

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ArmValhall GPU Kernel Driverr53p0 to before r54p0r54p0Patch availableCNA
ArmArm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driverr53p0 to before r54p0r54p0Patch availableCNA
  • Valhall GPU Kernel Driver VendorArm Affected r53p0 to before r54p0 Fixed in r54p0 Patch available CNA
  • Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver VendorArm Affected r53p0 to before r54p0 Fixed in r54p0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:arm:5th_gen_gpu_architecture_kernel_driver:r53p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r53p0VulnerableArm
cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:r53p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r53p0VulnerableArm
  • cpe:2.3:a:arm:5th_gen_gpu_architecture_kernel_driver:r53p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r53p0 Vulnerable ·Arm
  • cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:r53p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r53p0 Vulnerable ·Arm

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Valhall GPU Kernel Driver (Arm Ltd) Fixed in r54p0
  • Fix · CNA Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver (Arm Ltd) Fixed in r54p0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-0073
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w36f-4w8p-r5j5

References

Advisory 1

  • 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
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Sources

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