Vulnerability in Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver

CVE-2024-6790

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver allows a non-privileged user process to make valid GPU memory processing operations, including via WebGL or WebGPU, to cause the whole system to become unresponsive.This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: r44p1, from r46p0 through r49p0, from r50p0 through r51p0; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: r44p1, from r46p0 through r49p0, from r50p0 through r51p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: r44p1, from r46p0 through r49p0, from r50p0 through r51p0.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (3.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-6790: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

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Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-6790?
CVE-2024-6790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-02-03.
How severe is CVE-2024-6790?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-6790 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.