CVE-2024-1395 Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU memory processing operations

Medium 6.7 Published 3 May 2024 Updated 1 Aug 2024

A local attacker can exploit a use-after-free flaw in the Mali GPU kernel driver to access freed memory, potentially leading to privilege escalation or code execution.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2024-1395?

CVE-2024-1395 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver, published on 3 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user to make improper GPU memory processing operations. If the system’s memory is carefully prepared by the user, then this in turn could give them access to already freed memory. This issue affects Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r47p0.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1395?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arm 5th Gen Gpu Architecture Kernel Driver.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1395?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2024-1395 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1395 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as A-329506991, ASB-A-329506991, GHSA-79fj-qcrm-4368.