# CVE-2024-47897: GPU DDK - PVRSRVRGXGetEnabledHWPerfBlocksKM off-by-one OOB write

> A local attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds write in the GPU driver, causing system instability and reboots on Android devices.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 13 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 13 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** A-381272263, ASB-A-381272263, GHSA-9cjx-9vhp-m267

## What is CVE-2024-47897?

CVE-2024-47897 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Imagination Technologies Graphics DDK, published on 13 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Software installed and run as a non-privileged user may conduct improper GPU system calls resulting in platform instability and reboots.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47897?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-47897?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-47897 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47897 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-47897 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-47897 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Imagination Technologies Graphics DDK, published on 13 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47897 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Imagination Technologies Graphics DDK. 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-2024-47897/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47897/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47897
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47897
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-47897

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47897/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.