CVE-2022-46394
highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.007 · 53 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- arm valhall gpu kernel driverr39p0 → r41p0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-1371Samsung Android: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-06-05csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Samsung Android ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, seine Privilegien zu erweitern und einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen.
- ASB-A-2673605952023-05-01vendor · osvUS
In TBD of TBD, there is a possible local arbitrary code execution due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-46394/cnnvd
- https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilitiescnnvd
- https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updatescnnvd
- https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilitiesenisa_euvd
- https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updatesenisa_euvd
- https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20VulnerabilitiesVendor Advisorynvd
- https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updatesVendor Advisorynvd
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