CVE-2022-22706

Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU): Mali GPU Kernel Driver Unspecified

As of , CVE-2022-22706 in Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 30 March 2023
US federal deadline
20 April 202321 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.01Higher than 63% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.00 on 30 March 2023EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
Vendor advice: developer.arm.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows a non-privileged user to achieve write access to read-only memory pages.

CISA's description

Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows a non-privileged user to achieve write access to read-only memory pages. This affects Midgard r26p0 through r31p0, Bifrost r0p0 through r35p0, and Valhall r19p0 through r35p0.

The CVE record's description, from mitre

CVE published
3 March 2022
Assigned by
mitre
CVSS
7.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU): other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2022-38181Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-FreeArm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)Patch soon0.14
CVE-2021-28663Use-After-FreeArm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)Patch soon0.12
CVE-2021-28664UnspecifiedArm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)Patch soon0.05
CVE-2021-29256Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-FreeArm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)Patch soon0.03
CVE-2023-26083Mali GPU Kernel Driver Information DisclosureArm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)Patch soon0.01

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