CVE-2023-3889

Mali GPU Kernel Driver exposes sensitive data from freed memory

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

A local non-privileged user can make improper GPU memory processing operations. If the operations are carefully prepared, then they could be used to gain access to already freed memory.

Un usuario local sin privilegios puede realizar operaciones de procesamiento de memoria de GPU incorrectas. Si las operaciones se preparan cuidadosamente, podrían usarse para obtener acceso a la memoria ya liberada.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-07-24 CVE Reserved
2023-11-07 CVE Published
2025-03-24 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-667: Improper Locking

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities	2023-11-14

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Arm Search vendor "Arm"		Valhall Gpu Kernel Driver Search vendor "Arm" for product "Valhall Gpu Kernel Driver"				>= r38p0 <= r44p0 Search vendor "Arm" for product "Valhall Gpu Kernel Driver" and version " >= r38p0 <= r44p0"		-		Affected