Actively exploited in the wild
Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Arm - Mali GPU Kernel Driver · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2024-06-12. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CVE-2024-4610
HighCVSS 7.8KEVSummary
A Use-After-Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Bifrost and Valhall GPU kernel drivers allows a local non-privileged user to perform improper GPU memory operations and access already freed memory. Affects versions from r34p0 through r40p0.
Risk Assessment
A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges or compromise memory integrity, potentially leading to system takeover.
Recommendation
Update Bifrost and Valhall GPU kernel drivers to a version newer than r40p0. Check for vendor patches and deploy them on systems using these drivers.
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Original NVD description (English source)
Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user to make improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r34p0 through r40p0; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r34p0 through r40p0.