VDB-212213 · CVE-2022-38181 · GCVE-0-2022-38181

ARM Mali GPU Driver up to 2022-08-12 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ARM Mali GPU Driver up to 2022-08-12. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-38181. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ARM Mali GPU Driver up to 2022-08-12 (Hardware Driver Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 10/26/2022. The advisory is shared at developer.arm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-38181 since 08/12/2022. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as attacked. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 03/30/2023 with a due date of 04/20/2023:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Hardware Driver Software

Vendor

Name

Mali GPU Driver

Version

2022-08-12

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Attacked
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/12/2022 🔍
10/26/2022 +75 days 🔍
10/26/2022 +0 days 🔍
11/03/2025 +1104 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: developer.arm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-38181 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-38181
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212213
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 10/26/2022 07:24
Updated: 11/03/2025 18:00
Changes: 10/26/2022 07:24 (37), 11/25/2022 08:17 (12), 04/28/2024 11:26 (26), 06/18/2024 23:05 (2), 06/29/2024 03:08 (1), 09/27/2024 13:49 (2), 02/03/2025 21:05 (11), 11/03/2025 18:00 (1)
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