CVE-2023-6241

Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU memory processing operations

State: Published
Severity: 7.8 High
Published: Mar 4, 2024
Updated: Mar 13, 2025
Reserved: Nov 21, 2023

Description

Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Midgard GPU Kernel Driver, 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 to exploit a software race condition to perform improper memory processing operations. If the system’s memory is carefully prepared by the user, then this in turn cause a use-after-free.This issue affects Midgard GPU Kernel Driver: from r13p0 through r32p0; Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r11p0 through r25p0; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r19p0 through r25p0, from r29p0 through r46p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r46p0.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	7.8 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-416 Use After Free

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Midgard GPU Kernel DriverArm Ltd	r13p0 through r32p0Affected
Bifrost GPU Kernel DriverArm Ltd	r11p0 through r25p0Affectedfrom r26p0Not affected
Valhall GPU Kernel DriverArm Ltd	r19p0 through r25p0Affectedfrom r26p0Not affected r29p0 through r46p0Affectedfrom r47p0Not affected
Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel DriverArm Ltd	r41p0 through r46p0Affectedfrom r47p0Not affected

References

https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities

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