CVE-2025-8045 Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU processing operations

Medium 4.0 Published 1 Dec 2025 Updated 1 Dec 2025

A local attacker can exploit a use-after-free flaw in the Mali GPU kernel driver to access freed memory, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2025-8045?

CVE-2025-8045 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Arm Valhall Gpu Kernel Driver, published on 1 Dec 2025. 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 Valhall GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user process to perform improper GPU processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.This issue affects Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r53p0 through r54p1; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r53p0 through r54p1.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8045?

It affects 2 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2025-8045?

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-2025-8045 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8045 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

All Arm Valhall Gpu Kernel Driver vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-443063131, ASB-A-443063131, GHSA-whfp-rmwr-4q53.