cve-2023-4211
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-10-01 17:00
Modified
2025-02-04 14:08
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
A local non-privileged user can make improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.
References
arm-security@arm.comhttps://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20VulnerabilitiesVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20VulnerabilitiesVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Arm Ltd Midgard GPU Kernel Driver Version: r12p0
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   Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver Version: r0p0
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   Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver Version: r19p0
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   Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver Version: r41p0
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CISA Known exploited vulnerability
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Date added: 2023-10-03

Due date: 2023-10-24

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4211

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