#VU107122 Improper privilege management in PowerVR GPU DDK - CVE-2024-43702

Vulnerability identifier: #VU107122

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-2024-43702

CWE-ID: CWE-269

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
PowerVR GPU DDK
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor: Imagination Technologies

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to MLIST/PM render state buffers writable. A local application can write data to arbitrary kernel memory pages.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PowerVR GPU DDK: 1.14 - 24.2

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External links
https://www.imaginationtech.com/gpu-driver-vulnerabilities/#PP-160488

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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.