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CVE-2023-4211

Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability

KEVMEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.10%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 24 October 2023). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

A local non-privileged user can make improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.

CVSS 3.1
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.10% probability · 64th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 3 October 2023 · due 24 October 2023
Weakness
CWE-416
Affected
arm/5th gen gpu architecture kernel driver · arm/bifrost gpu kernel driver · arm/midgard gpu kernel driver · arm/valhall gpu kernel driver
Source
arm-security@arm.com

CISA notes

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4211

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.