CVE-2026-9040 Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows denial of service or disclosure of sensitive information
A local attacker can exploit a race condition in Mali GPU drivers to cause denial of service or disclose sensitive information.
- 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-2026-9040?
CVE-2026-9040 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver, published on 8 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A race condition 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 local non-privileged user process to perform improper GPU memory processing operations to cause a denial of service or disclose sensitive information.
This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r12p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r51p0, from r54p1 through r54p2; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r19p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-9040?
How do I fix CVE-2026-9040?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-9040 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-9040 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-9040 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j8jv-6mvv-5vg8.