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TI-2025-07360 Aliases CVE-2025-8045GHSA-whfp-rmwr-4q53

Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU processing operations

Priority LOW 18CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
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 Valhall GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user process to perform improper GPU processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.This issue affects Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r53p0 through r54p1; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r53p0 through r54p1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00191 8th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ArmValhall GPU Kernel Driverr53p0 – r54p1—No fix listedCNA
ArmArm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driverr53p0 – r54p1—No fix listedCNA
  • Valhall GPU Kernel Driver VendorArm Affected r53p0 – r54p1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver VendorArm Affected r53p0 – r54p1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:arm:5th_gen_gpu_architecture_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r53p0 to before r54p2VulnerableArm
cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r53p0 to before r54p2VulnerableArm
  • cpe:2.3:a:arm:5th_gen_gpu_architecture_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r53p0 to before r54p2 Vulnerable ·Arm
  • cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r53p0 to before r54p2 Vulnerable ·Arm

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8045
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whfp-rmwr-4q53

References

  • 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