Use After Free in Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver
CVE-2025-0072
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 perform improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory. This issue affects Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r29p0 through r49p3, from r50p0 through r53p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p3, from r50p0 through r53p0.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.004 (28.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Arm 5th_gen_gpu_architecture_kernel_driver
- Arm Valhall_gpu_kernel_driver
- Arm Ltd 5th Gen Gpu Architecture Kernel Driver — versions r41p0, r50p0
- Arm Ltd Valhall Gpu Kernel Driver — versions r29p0, r50p0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- arm-security@arm.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-0072?
- CVE-2025-0072 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-05-02.
- How severe is CVE-2025-0072?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-0072 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.