Out-of-bounds write in PowerVR GPU DDK - CVE-2024-52938

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Out-of-bounds write in PowerVR GPU DDK - CVE-2024-52938

Published: April 7, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU107128
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-2024-52938
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the rgxfw_pm_add_freelist_for_reconstruction() function. Kernel software installed and running inside a Guest VM may post improper commands to the GPU Firmware to subvert reconstruction activities to trigger a write of data outside the Guest’s virtualised GPU memory.


Affected software

PowerVR GPU DDK
Google Android

How to mitigate CVE-2024-52938

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

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