8.8
HIGH
CVE-2022-42716
Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 12, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 14, 2023, 8:02 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-42716 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 valhall_gpu_kernel_driver
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170420/Arm-Mali-CSF-KBASE_REG_NO_USER_FREE-Unsafe-Use-Use-After-Free.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-42716 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) r1p0 up to (including) r40p0 *cpe:2.3:a:arm:midguard_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) r4p0 up to (including) r32p0 *cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) r19p0 up to (including) r40p0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) r29p0 up to (including) r40p0
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170420/Arm-Mali-CSF-KBASE_REG_NO_USER_FREE-Unsafe-Use-Use-After-Free.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170420/Arm-Mali-CSF-KBASE_REG_NO_USER_FREE-Unsafe-Use-Use-After-Free.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170420/Arm-Mali-CSF-KBASE_REG_NO_USER_FREE-Unsafe-Use-Use-After-Free.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 15, 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
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) r1p0 up to (including) r40p0 *cpe:2.3:a:arm:midguard_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) r4p0 up to (including) r32p0 *cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) r19p0 up to (including) r40p0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 14, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description 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 Midgard r4p0 through r32p0, Bifrost r1p0 through r40p0, and Valhall r19p0 through r40P0. 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.
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

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.10 }} 0.01%

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0.41411

percentile

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