CVE-2022-38181

HIGHCISA KEV

8.8

Description

The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows unprivileged users to access freed memory because GPU memory operations are mishandled. This affects Bifrost r0p0 through r38p1, and r39p0; Valhall r19p0 through r38p1, and r39p0; and Midgard r4p0 through r32p0.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published10/25/2022

Last Modified11/3/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorArm

ProductMali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

Vulnerability NameArm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2023-03-30

Remediation Due Date2023-04-20

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driverarm:midgard_gpu_kernel_driverarm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416CWE-416

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172854/Android-Arm-Mali-GPU-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html(cve@mitre.org)

https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities(cve@mitre.org)

https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.blog/2023-01-23-pwning-the-all-google-phone-with-a-non-google-bug/(cve@mitre.org)

https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-054_Arm_Mali/(cve@mitre.org)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172854/Android-Arm-Mali-GPU-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.blog/2023-01-23-pwning-the-all-google-phone-with-a-non-google-bug/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-054_Arm_Mali/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-38181(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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