CVE-2024-6790 Mali GPU Kernel Driver can cause the whole system to become unresponsive
A non-privileged user can trigger an infinite loop in the Arm GPU kernel driver via WebGL or WebGPU, causing the entire system to become unresponsive.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-6790?
CVE-2024-6790 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Arm Valhall Gpu Kernel Driver, published on 3 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver allows a non-privileged user process to make valid GPU memory processing operations, including via WebGL or WebGPU, to cause the whole system to become unresponsive.This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: r44p1, from r46p0 through r49p0, from r50p0 through r51p0; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: r44p1, from r46p0 through r49p0, from r50p0 through r51p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: r44p1, from r46p0 through r49p0, from r50p0 through r51p0.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6790?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Arm 5th Gen Gpu Architecture Kernel Driver, Arm Bifrost Gpu Kernel Driver, Arm Valhall Gpu Kernel Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6790?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6790 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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Is CVE-2024-6790 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6790 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Arm Valhall Gpu Kernel Driver
- CVE-2023-4211 Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free
- CVE-2023-26083 Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Information Disclosure
- CVE-2023-6143 Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU memory processing operations
- CVE-2025-0073 Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU memory processing operations
- CVE-2025-0819 Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows access to already freed memory
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x2mw-9w7g-6qh6.