Vulnerability · Published Feb 3, 2025 · Assigned by Arm
CVE-2024-6790Mali GPU Kernel Driver can cause the whole system to become unresponsive
Medium 4.0
In plain English
A medium-severity infinite loop in Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver from Arm Ltd. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver allows a non-privileged user process to make valid GPU memory processing operations, including via WebGL or WebGPU, to cause the whole system to become unresponsive.This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: r44p1, from r46p0 through r49p0, from r50p0 through r51p0; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: r44p1, from r46p0 through r49p0, from r50p0 through r51p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: r44p1, from r46p0 through r49p0, from r50p0 through r51p0.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Arm Ltd | Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver | r44p1r46p0 – through r49p0r50p0 – through r51p0 |
| Arm Ltd | Valhall GPU Kernel Driver | r44p1r46p0 – through r49p0r50p0 – through r51p0 |
| Arm Ltd | Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver | r44p1r46p0 – through r49p0r50p0 – through r51p0 |
Weakness: CWE-835 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N