CVE-2022-38181
Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), fix it now.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Apr 20, 2023.
Patch status
No official fix confirmed yet
Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) | Arm | KEV |
Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.
Intelligence timeline
Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.
- CVSS scoredUpdateKEV
CVE-2022-38181 scored CVSS 8.8: Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability
CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) systems are exposed to active attacks now.
Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database
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