CVE-2022-38181

8.8 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited

Published: October 25, 2022 Modified: November 03, 2025

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172854/Android-Arm-Mali-GPU-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://github.blog/2023-01-23-pwning-the-all-google-phone-with-a-non-google-bug/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-054_Arm_Mali/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172854/Android-Arm-Mali-GPU-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html