CVE-2022-38181 KEV
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 13.6% (pctl 96)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2023-04-20.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 13.56% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2023-04-20 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2022-10-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2023-03-30 |
| Due | 2023-04-20 |
| Vendor / product | Arm / Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| arm | bifrost gpu kernel driver |
| arm | midgard gpu kernel driver |
| arm | valhall gpu kernel driver |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172854/Android-Arm-Mali-GPU-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html
- https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities
- https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates
- https://github.blog/2023-01-23-pwning-the-all-google-phone-with-a-non-google-bug/
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-054_Arm_Mali/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172854/Android-Arm-Mali-GPU-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html
- https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities
- https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates
- https://github.blog/2023-01-23-pwning-the-all-google-phone-with-a-non-google-bug/
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-054_Arm_Mali/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-38181
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