Main Vulnerability Database SB2024020614

SB2024020614 - Privilege escalation in Arm Valhall and Bifrost GPU kernel drivers

Published: February 6, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024020614

CSH Severity

Low

Patch available

YES

Number of vulnerabilities 1

Exploitation vector Local access

Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Low
Medium
High
Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5249)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the device.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Arm kernel. A local application can execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities