CVE-2025-0932 Mali GPU Userspace Driver allows access to already freed memory

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

A use-after-free flaw in Arm Mali GPU drivers allows non-privileged processes to access freed memory via WebGL or WebGPU, potentially leading to data exposure or privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-0932?

CVE-2025-0932 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Userspace Driver, published on 4 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Userspace Driver, Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Userspace Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Userspace Driver allows a non-privileged user process to perform valid GPU processing operations, including via WebGL or WebGPU, to gain access to already freed memory.This issue affects Bifrost GPU Userspace Driver: from r48p0 through r49p3, from r50p0 through r51p0; Valhall GPU Userspace Driver: from r48p0 through r49p3, from r50p0 through r54p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Userspace Driver: from r48p0 through r49p3, from r50p0 through r54p0.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0932?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Arm 5th Gen Gpu Architecture Userspace Driver, Arm Bifrost Gpu Userspace Driver, Arm Valhall Gpu Userspace Driver.

How do I fix CVE-2025-0932?

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-2025-0932 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0932 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as A-407994187, ASB-A-407994187, GHSA-mh44-5f8w-px3g.

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