CVE-2022-42716

moderate-risk
Published 2022-12-12

An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. There is a use-after-free. A non-privileged user can make improper GPU processing operations to gain access to already freed memory. This affects Valhall r29p0 through r40P0.

Do I need to act?

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0.33% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Arm

References (4)

Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170420/Arm-Mali-CSF-KBASE_REG_NO_USER_FREE-...
Vendor Advisory https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerab...
Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170420/Arm-Mali-CSF-KBASE_REG_NO_USER_FREE-...
Vendor Advisory https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerab...
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moderate-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal