Use After Free in Arm Avalon GPU Kernel Driver

CVE-2022-46395

An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. A non-privileged user can make improper GPU processing operations to gain access to already freed memory. This affects Midgard r0p0 through r32p0, Bifrost r0p0 through r41p0 before r42p0, Valhall r19p0 through r41p0 before r42p0, and Avalon r41p0 before r42p0.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.027 (84.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-46395?
CVE-2022-46395 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arm Avalon GPU Kernel Driver, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-46395?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-46395 known to be exploited?
10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.