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Medium 5.5Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Oct 1, 2023
CVE-2023-4211Mali GPU Kernel Driver Allows Improper GPU Memory Processing Operations
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It affects Arm Ltd Midgard GPU Kernel Driver and 3 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
CISA lists it as known exploited since Oct 3, 2023; federal agencies had to remediate by Oct 24, 2023. Treat that date as your deadline.
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A local non-privileged user can make improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-416
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Oct 3, 2023; federal remediation due Oct 24, 2023Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 1.10% (percentile 65)
- Assigned by
- Arm
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Arm Ltd Midgard GPU Kernel Driver arm:midgard_gpu_kernel_driver (from the name) | from r12p0 through r32p0 | CNA record |
Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver (from the name) | from r0p0 through r42p0 | CNA record |
Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver (from the name) | from r19p0 through r42p0 | CNA record |
Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver arm:5th_gen_gpu_architecture_kernel_driver (from the name) | from r41p0 through r42p0 | CNA record |
arm 5th_gen_gpu_architecture_kernel_driver arm:5th_gen_gpu_architecture_kernel_driver | from r41p0 before r43p0 | NVD |
arm bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver | from r0p0 before r43p0 | NVD |
arm midgard_gpu_kernel_driver arm:midgard_gpu_kernel_driver | from r12p0 through r32p0 | NVD |
arm valhall_gpu_kernel_driver arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver | from r19p0 before r43p0 | NVD |
References
- https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilitiesvendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-4211us-government-resource
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