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CVE-2023-4211

Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability

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

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.00203
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
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Required Remediation

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

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Weakness Classification

CWE-416Use After Free
CWE-416Use After Free
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Affected Products & Versions

4
arm 5th gen gpu architecture kernel driver>= r41p0 and < r43p0
arm bifrost gpu kernel driver>= r0p0 and < r43p0
arm midgard gpu kernel driver>= r12p0 and <= r32p0
arm valhall gpu kernel driver>= r19p0 and < r43p0
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Scoring & Timeline

5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · arm-security@arm.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD01 Oct 2023 · 06:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

3
cisaKEV-CVE-2023-4211
android-securityANDROID-2023-10-01High
chrome-releasesCHROME-tag:blogger.com,
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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