Known Exploited Vulnerability
8.8
HIGH
CVE-2022-38181
Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerab - [Actively Exploited]
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 25, 2022, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 28, 2024, 1:41 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver contains a use-after-free vulnerability that may allow a non-privileged user to gain root privilege and/or disclose information.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

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

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-38181 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-38181 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Arm bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver
2 Arm midgard_gpu_kernel_driver
3 Arm valhall_gpu_kernel_driver
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-38181.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172854/Android-Arm-Mali-GPU-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates Vendor Advisory
https://github.blog/2023-01-23-pwning-the-all-google-phone-with-a-non-google-bug/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-054_Arm_Mali/ Exploit Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Linux & Android Kernel Vulnerability research and exploitation

exploitation kernel-bypass kernel-exploitation kernel-security linux linux-kernel-hacking pwn vulnerability-research lpe privilege-escalation privilege-escalation-exploits

Updated: 2 weeks ago
26 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : Sept. 28, 2023, 3:15 p.m. This repo has been linked 19 different CVEs too.

CVE-2022-38181 POC for FireTV 3rd gen Cube (gazelle)

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Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : April 13, 2023, 1:25 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

CVE-2022-38181 POC for FireTV 2nd gen Cube (raven)

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Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
5 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : April 13, 2023, 1:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

cisa-kev vulnerability 0day cisa exploits

Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
516 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1181 different CVEs too.

A Collection of Android (Samsung) Security Research References

android-security android-exploit samsung android-awesome samsung-securtiy security-report security-paper security-speaker

Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago
370 stars 44 fork 44 watcher
Born at : Oct. 25, 2021, 4:45 p.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

A collection of links related to Linux kernel security and exploitation

linux-kernel kernel-exploitation exploit privilege-escalation security

Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago
5527 stars 902 fork 902 watcher
Born at : Nov. 13, 2016, 10:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 225 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-38181 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-38181 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172854/Android-Arm-Mali-GPU-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172854/Android-Arm-Mali-GPU-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172854/Android-Arm-Mali-GPU-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://github.blog/2023-01-23-pwning-the-all-google-phone-with-a-non-google-bug/ No Types Assigned https://github.blog/2023-01-23-pwning-the-all-google-phone-with-a-non-google-bug/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-054_Arm_Mali/ No Types Assigned https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-054_Arm_Mali/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 23, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-054_Arm_Mali/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 23, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An Arm product family through 2022-08-12 mail GPU kernel driver allows non-privileged users to make improper GPU processing operations to gain access to already freed memory. 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.
    Added Reference https://github.blog/2023-01-23-pwning-the-all-google-phone-with-a-non-google-bug/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities No Types Assigned https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates No Types Assigned https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) r0p0 up to (including) r38p1 *cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:r39p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:arm:midguard_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) r4p0 up to (including) r31p0 *cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) r19p0 up to (including) r38p1 *cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:r39p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-38181 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-38181 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

60.66 }} -6.72%

score

0.97836

percentile

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