Privilege escalation in Arm Mali GPU kernel drivers

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU91689

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.5 [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:A/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-4610

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error caused by improper GPU memory processing operations. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: r34p0 - r40p0

Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: r34p0 - r40p0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:r34p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:r35p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:r36p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:r34p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:r35p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:r36p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities#CVE-2024-4610

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?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.