Vulnerability · Published Mar 4, 2024 · Assigned by Arm
CVE-2023-6241Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU memory processing operations
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free in Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver from Arm Ltd. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Arm Ltd | Midgard GPU Kernel Driver | r13p0 – through r32p0 |
| Arm Ltd | Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver | r11p0 – through r25p0 |
| Arm Ltd | Valhall GPU Kernel Driver | r19p0 – through r25p0r29p0 – through r46p0 |
| Arm Ltd | Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver | r41p0 – through r46p0 |
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H