CVE-2023-26083

Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU): Mali GPU Kernel Driver Information Disclosure

As of , CVE-2023-26083 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 7 April 2023
US federal deadline
28 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 67% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.00 on 7 April 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 information disclosure vulnerability that allows a non-privileged user to make valid GPU processing operations that expose sensitive kernel metadata.

CISA's description

Memory leak vulnerability in Mali GPU Kernel Driver in Midgard GPU Kernel Driver all versions from r6p0 - r32p0, Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver all versions from r0p0 - r42p0, Valhall GPU Kernel Driver all versions from r19p0 - r42p0, and Avalon GPU Kernel Driver all versions from r41p0 - r42p0 allows a non-privileged user to make valid GPU processing operations that expose sensitive kernel metadata.

The CVE record's description, from mitre

CVE published
6 April 2023
Assigned by
mitre
CVSS
3.3 Low (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
partial

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-2022-22706Mali GPU Kernel Driver UnspecifiedArm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)Patch soon0.01

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