Privilege escalation in PowerVR GPU DDK



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-43702
CWE-ID CWE-269
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 PowerVR GPU DDK
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor Imagination Technologies

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Improper privilege management

EUVDB-ID: #VU107122

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 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

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

CPE2.3 External links

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


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.



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