CVEs / CVE-2022-38181
CVE-2022-38181: Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 30 Mar 2023
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 18.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver contains a use-after-free vulnerability that may allow a non-privileged user to gain root privilege and/or disclose information.
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 30 Mar 2023 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 20 Apr 2023 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
References
- CVE-2022-38181 on NVD
- CVE-2022-38181 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities (cited by CISA)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172854/Android-Arm-Mali-GPU-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
- https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates Vendor Advisory
- https://github.blog/2023-01-23-pwning-the-all-google-phone-with-a-non-google-bug/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-054_Arm_Mali/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-38181 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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