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TI-2025-02811 Aliases CVE-2025-3212GHSA-q5gx-qj4h-ghfh

Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows access to already freed memory

Priority LOW 26CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Use After Free vulnerability in 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 process to perform valid GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p4, from r50p0 through r51p0; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p4, from r50p0 through r54p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p4, from r50p0 through r54p0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00341 27th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ArmBifrost GPU Kernel Driverr41p0 – r49p4; r50p0 – r51p0—No fix listedCNA
ArmValhall GPU Kernel Driverr41p0 – r49p4; r50p0 – r54p0—No fix listedCNA
ArmArm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driverr41p0 – r49p4; r50p0 – r54p0—No fix listedCNA
  • Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver VendorArm Affected r41p0 – r49p4; r50p0 – r51p0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Valhall GPU Kernel Driver VendorArm Affected r41p0 – r49p4; r50p0 – r54p0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver VendorArm Affected r41p0 – r49p4; r50p0 – r54p0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:arm:5th_gen_gpu_architecture_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r41p0 – r49p4; r50p0 to before r54p1VulnerableArm
cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r41p0 – r49p4; r50p0 to before r54p1VulnerableArm
cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r41p0 – r49p4; r50p0 to before r54p1VulnerableArm
  • cpe:2.3:a:arm:5th_gen_gpu_architecture_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r41p0 – r49p4; r50p0 to before r54p1 Vulnerable ·Arm
  • cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r41p0 – r49p4; r50p0 to before r54p1 Vulnerable ·Arm
  • cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r41p0 – r49p4; r50p0 to before r54p1 Vulnerable ·Arm

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-3212
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q5gx-qj4h-ghfh

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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