Use After Free in Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver
CVE-2025-0015
Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user process to make improper GPU processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.This issue affects Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r48p0 through r49p1, from r50p0 through r52p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r48p0 through r49p1, from r50p0 through r52p0.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (5.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 5.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver
- Arm Valhall GPU Kernel Driver
- Arm Ltd 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver — versions r48p0, r50p0
- Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver — versions r48p0, r50p0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- developer.arm.com/Arm Security Center/Mali GPU Driver Vulnerabilities (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-0015?
- CVE-2025-0015 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-02-03.
- How severe is CVE-2025-0015?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.