Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver use after free
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00+ |
Summary
A vulnerability categorized as very critical has been discovered in Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver, Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver and Valhall GPU Kernel Driver. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to use after free. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-0001. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver, Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver and Valhall GPU Kernel Driver (affected version unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user process to perform valid GPU memory processing operations to access already freed memory. This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r51p0, from r54p1 through r54p2; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0.
The advisory is available at support.arm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-0001 since 10/09/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/08/2026).
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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Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.8
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ADP CISA Base Score: 4.4
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
10/09/2025 CVE reserved09/08/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/08/2026 VulDB entry created
09/08/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: support.arm.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-0001 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-0001
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-399862
Entry
Created: 09/08/2026 16:58Changes: 09/08/2026 16:58 (60)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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