CVE-2023-5249: Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU memory processing operations
First published: Mon Feb 05 2024(Updated: )
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 memory processing operations to exploit a software race condition. If the system’s memory is carefully prepared by the user, then this in turn cause a use-after-free.This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r35p0 through r40p0; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r35p0 through r40p0.
Credit: arm-security@arm.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Google Android | ||
| >=r35p0<=r40p0 | ||
| >=r35p0<=r40p0 |
Remedy
This issue is fixed in the Bifrost and Valhall Kernel Driver in r41p0. Users are recommended to upgrade if they are impacted by this issue.
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