CVE-2023-4211

Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver: Use-After-Free

As of , CVE-2023-4211 in Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 3 October 2023
US federal deadline
24 October 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 64% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.00 on 3 October 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 mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a local, non-privileged user to make improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.

CISA's description

A local non-privileged user can make improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.

The CVE record's description, from Arm

CVE published
1 October 2023
Assigned by
Arm
CVSS
5.5 Medium (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-416
Use After Free
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 GPU Kernel Driver: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2024-4610Use-After-FreeArm Mali GPU Kernel DriverPatch soon0.01

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