CVE-2025-25179 GPU DDK - Freelist GPU VA can be remapped to another reservation/PMR to trigger GPU arbitrary write to physical memory
A non-privileged user can exploit GPU system calls to write to arbitrary physical memory, enabling privilege escalation and code execution on Android devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-25179?
CVE-2025-25179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagination Technologies Graphics DDK, published on 2 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Software installed and run as a non-privileged user may conduct improper GPU system calls to subvert GPU HW to write to arbitrary physical memory pages.
Weakness: CWE-280
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25179?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imaginationtech Ddk.
How do I fix CVE-2025-25179?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2025-25179 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25179 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagination Technologies Graphics DDK
- CVE-2026-16280 GPU DDK - Integer overflow in _PMRLogicalOffsetToPhysicalOffset
- CVE-2025-13952 GPU DDK - libusc UAF via WebGPU shaders at MergeConsecutiveBarriersBP
- CVE-2026-21732 GPU DDK - libusc OOB write at ConvertSwitchToArrayLookupBP during WebGPU shader compilation
- CVE-2025-25176 GPU DDK - GPU Register value contents leaked from secure workloads to non-secure world
- CVE-2025-58411 GPU DDK - Reservation::psMappedPMR can change while used by a freelist -> UAF
Sources
Also known as A-383186226, ASB-A-383186226, GHSA-9q3q-h6mj-695h.