ARM Mali GPU Kernel Driver use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ARM Mali GPU Kernel Driver and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-46394. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ARM Mali GPU Kernel Driver (Hardware Driver Software) (the affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown part. 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:

An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. A non-privileged user can make improper GPU processing operations to gain access to already freed memory. This affects Valhall r39p0 through r41p0 before r42p0, and Avalon r41p0 before r42p0.

The weakness was disclosed 03/09/2023. The advisory is shared at developer.arm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-46394 since 12/04/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/04/2022 🔍
03/09/2023 +95 days 🔍
03/09/2023 +0 days 🔍
03/05/2025 +727 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: developer.arm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-46394 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-46394
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-222617

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2023 06:43
Updated: 03/05/2025 18:14
Changes: 03/09/2023 06:43 (37), 03/05/2025 18:14 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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