CVE-2023-4211 (GCVE-0-2023-4211)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-10-01 17:00
Modified
2025-10-21 23:05
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-416 - Use after free
Summary
A local non-privileged user can make improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |||||||||||||||||
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| Arm Ltd | Midgard GPU Kernel Driver |
Version: r12p0 |
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2023-10-03
Due date: 2023-10-24
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Used in ransomware: Unknown
Notes: https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4211
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