#VU103555 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in PowerVR GPU DDK - CVE-2024-43705

Vulnerability identifier: #VU103555

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [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/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43705

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
PowerVR GPU DDK
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor: Imagination Technologies

Description

The vulnerability allows a local process to overwrite read-only memory.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in PVRSRVBridgePhysmemWrapExtMem. A local process can write to arbitrary read-only system files that have been mapped into application memory.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PowerVR GPU DDK: All versions

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External links
https://www.imaginationtech.com/gpu-driver-vulnerabilities/#PP-160756

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.