CVE-2021-29256

Published May 24, 2021

Last updated 3 years ago

Overview

Description
. The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows an unprivileged user to achieve access to freed memory, leading to information disclosure or root privilege escalation. This affects Bifrost r16p0 through r29p0 before r30p0, Valhall r19p0 through r29p0 before r30p0, and Midgard r28p0 through r30p0.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
8.8
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
2.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
9
Impact score
10
Exploitability score
8
Vector string
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Known exploits

Data from CISA

Vulnerability name
Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Exploit added on
Jul 7, 2023
Exploit action due
Jul 28, 2023
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-416

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations