Use After Free in Arm Ltd 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver

CVE-2026-0001

Use After Free 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 local non-privileged user process to perform valid GPU memory processing operations to access already freed memory. This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r51p0, from r54p1 through r54p2; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-0001?
CVE-2026-0001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Arm Ltd 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2026-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-0001?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.