Use-after-free in Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver and Valhall GPU Kernel Driver - CVE-2025-0015

Vulnerability identifier: #VU103506

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0015

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error. A local application can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver
Valhall GPU Kernel Driver
Samsung Mobile Firmware
Google Android

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Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver - addressed in versions r49p2, r53p0
Valhall GPU Kernel Driver - addressed in versions r49p2, r53p0
Samsung Mobile Firmware - update to SMR-MAR-2025
Google Android - addressed in versions 12L 2025-02-05, 12 2025-02-05, 13 2025-02-05, 14 2025-02-05, 15 2025-02-05

• https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities#CVE-2025-0015

• Privilege escalation in Arm Mali GPU kernel drivers
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Android
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Samsung Mobile Firmware (March 2025)