CVE-2023-4211 — Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability

A local non-privileged user can make improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.

01What is this vulnerability?

A local non-privileged user can make improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Arm Ltd	Midgard GPU Kernel Driver	r12p0
Arm Ltd	Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver	r0p0
Arm Ltd	Valhall GPU Kernel Driver	r19p0
Arm Ltd	Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver	r41p0

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2023-10-03. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-10-01T17:00:27.113Z
• Last modified: 2025-10-21T23:05:36.029Z
• Added to CISA KEV: 2023-10-03
• BOD 22-01 due: 2023-10-24

09References

• developer.arm.com — https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerab…