CVE-2021-29256: Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability
High · CVSS 8.8 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 3.0%, 87th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: mitre
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.
Description
. The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows an unprivileged user to achieve access to freed memory, leading to information disclosure or root privilege escalation. This affects Bifrost r16p0 through r29p0 before r30p0, Valhall r19p0 through r29p0 before r30p0, and Midgard r28p0 through r30p0.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Arm: Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/mali-gpu-kernel-driver (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)