CVE-2025-0073: Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU memory processing operations

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2025-06-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user process to perform improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.This issue affects Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r53p0 before r54p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r53p0 before r54p0.

Affected products

Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: r53p0
Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: r53p0

References

https://developer.arm.com/documentation/110466/latest/

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