CVE-2023-5249
highpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.002 · 4 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user to make improper memory processing operations to exploit a software race condition. If the system’s memory is carefully prepared by the user, then this in turn cause a use-after-free.This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r35p0 through r40p0; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r35p0 through r40p0.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7
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weaknesses
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affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- arm bifrost gpu kernel driverr35p0 → r40p0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- arm valhall gpu kernel driverr35p0 → r40p0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (3)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-0297Android Patchday — Februar 2024Deutsch2024-02-05csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Google Android ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder seine Rechte zu erweitern.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-0550Samsung Android: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-03-04csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Samsung Android ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder seine Rechte zu erweitern.
- ASB-A-3016306482024-02-01vendor · osvUS
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references (5)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-5249/cnnvd
- https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilitiescnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Google-Android-Pixel-multiple-vulnerabilities-of-February-2024-43444cnnvd
- https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilitiesenisa_euvd
- https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20VulnerabilitiesVendor Advisorynvd
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