CVE-2024-4610 Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free
A local attacker can exploit a use-after-free flaw in Mali GPU drivers to access freed memory, potentially escalating privileges or reading sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 12 Jun 2024
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-4610?
CVE-2024-4610 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Arm Valhall Gpu Kernel Driver, published on 7 Jun 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 Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user to make improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r34p0 through r40p0; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r34p0 through r40p0.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4610?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Arm Bifrost Gpu Kernel Driver, Arm Valhall Gpu Kernel Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4610?
Apply the vendor's patch. US federal agencies must fix it by 3 Jul 2024.
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-2024-4610 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-4610 in the wild since at least 12 Jun 2024.
Other vulnerabilities in Arm Valhall Gpu Kernel Driver
- CVE-2022-38181 Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free
- CVE-2021-29256 Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free
- CVE-2021-28663 Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Use-After-Free
- CVE-2021-28664 Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Unspecified
- CVE-2022-22706 Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Unspecified
Sources
Also known as A-260126994, ASB-A-260126994, GHSA-p5rh-rvqf-4976.