CVE-2025-8045: Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU processing operations

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.0 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: 2025-12-01 · updated 2026-10-18
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 processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.This issue affects Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r53p0 through r54p1; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r53p0 through r54p1.

Affected products

Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r53p0 before r54p2 — fixed in r54p2
Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r53p0 before r54p2 — fixed in r54p2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver r54p2; Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver r54p2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://developer.arm.com/documentation/110697/latest/

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