CVEvulnerability

CVE-2022-38181

8.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2022-10-25 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

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

Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver contains a use-after-free vulnerability that may allow a non-privileged user to gain root privilege and/or disclose information.

Added to KEV
2023-03-30
Remediation due
2023-04-20
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38181
Status
Analyzed
Published
2022-10-25
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
Weaknesses
CWE-416

Description

The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows unprivileged users to access freed memory because GPU memory operations are mishandled. This affects Bifrost r0p0 through r38p1, and r39p0; Valhall r19p0 through r38p1, and r39p0; and Midgard r4p0 through r32p0.

Affected configurations

• arm bifrost gpu kernel driver (>= r0p0 <= r38p1) • arm bifrost gpu kernel driver r39p0 • arm midgard gpu kernel driver (>= r4p0 <= r31p0) • arm valhall gpu kernel driver (>= r19p0 <= r38p1) • arm valhall gpu kernel driver r39p0

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

References