# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 12 Jun 2024 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 7 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** A-260126994, ASB-A-260126994, GHSA-p5rh-rvqf-4976

## 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 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4610?

It affects 2 products.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38181/): Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-29256](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29256/): Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-28663](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-28663/): Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-28664](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-28664/): Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Unspecified (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-22706](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22706/): Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-4610 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-4610 in the wild since at least 12 Jun 2024.

Affected product: Arm Valhall Gpu Kernel Driver. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4610/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4610/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4610
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4610
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-4610

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