Buffer overflow in Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Userspace Driver
CVE-2025-1246
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Userspace Driver, Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Userspace Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Userspace Driver allows a non-privileged user process to perform valid GPU processing operations, including via WebGL or WebGPU, to access outside of buffer bounds.This issue affects Bifrost GPU Userspace Driver: from r18p0 through r49p3, from r50p0 through r51p0; Valhall GPU Userspace Driver: from r28p0 through r49p3, from r50p0 through r54p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Userspace Driver: from r41p0 through r49p3, from r50p0 through r54p0.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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 (3.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.8% 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 Userspace Driver
- Arm Bifrost GPU Userspace Driver — versions r50p0, r51p0
- Arm Valhall GPU Userspace Driver
- Arm Ltd 5th Gen GPU Architecture Userspace Driver — versions r41p0, r50p0
- Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Userspace Driver — versions r18p0, r50p0
- Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Userspace Driver — versions r28p0, r50p0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- developer.arm.com/documentation/110466/latest/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-1246?
- CVE-2025-1246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Userspace Driver, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-06-02.
- How severe is CVE-2025-1246?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-1246 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.