CVE-2024-1067: Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU memory processing operations

Severity: high (CVSS 7.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-05-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user to make improper GPU memory processing operations. On Armv8.0 cores, there are certain combinations of the Linux Kernel and Mali GPU kernel driver configurations that would allow the GPU operations to affect the userspace memory of other processes. This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r47p0; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r47p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r47p0.

Affected products

Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r41p0 before r48p0 — fixed in r48p0
Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r41p0 before r48p0 — fixed in r48p0
Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r41p0 before r48p0 — fixed in r48p0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver r48p0; Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver r48p0; Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver r48p0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

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