CVEvulnerability

CVE-2021-28663

8.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2021-05-10 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Use-After-Free Vulnerability — Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) kernel driver contains a use-after-free vulnerability that may allow a non-privileged user to make improper operations on GPU memory to gain root privilege, and/or disclose information.

Added to KEV
2021-11-03
Remediation due
2021-11-17
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28663
Status
Analyzed
Published
2021-05-10
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
9.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-416

Description

The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows privilege escalation or information disclosure because GPU memory operations are mishandled, leading to a use-after-free. This affects Bifrost r0p0 through r28p0 before r29p0, Valhall r19p0 through r28p0 before r29p0, and Midgard r4p0 through r30p0.

Affected configurations

• arm bifrost gpu kernel driver (>= r0p0 < r29p0) • arm midgard gpu kernel driver (>= r4p0 < r31p0) • arm valhall gpu kernel driver (>= r19p0 < r29p0)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

References