Out-of-bounds write in PowerVR GPU DDK - CVE-2024-52936
Published: April 7, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107126
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52936
CWE-ID: CWE-787
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 boundary error in rgxfw_hwperf_config. Kernel software installed on Guest VM can post improper commands to the GPU Firmware to write data outside the Guest’s virtualised GPU memory.
Affected software
PowerVR GPU DDK
Google Android
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2024-52936
Install updates from vendor's website.
PowerVR GPU DDK - update to 24.3
Google Android - addressed in versions 13 2025-04-05, 14 2025-04-05, 15 2025-04-05
Google Android - addressed in versions 13 2025-04-05, 14 2025-04-05, 15 2025-04-05