Out-of-bounds write in PowerVR GPU DDK - CVE-2024-52937
Published: April 7, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107127
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-2024-52937
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 within the rgxfw_kernel_CMD_DISABLE_ZSSTORE() function. Kernel software installed and running inside a Guest VM may exploit memory shared with 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-2024-52937
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