Use-after-free in PowerVR GPU DDK - CVE-2024-46972

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Use-after-free in PowerVR GPU DDK - CVE-2024-46972

Published: April 7, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU107124
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-2024-46972
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to a reference count overflow in pvr_sync_rollback_export_fence. A local application can trigger a use-after-free error and escalate privileges on the system.


Affected software

PowerVR GPU DDK
Google Android

How to mitigate CVE-2024-46972

Install updates from vendor's website.

PowerVR GPU DDK - update to 24.2
Google Android - addressed in versions 13 2025-04-05, 14 2025-04-05, 15 2025-04-05

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