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CVE-2023-4211: Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2023-4211
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a local, non-privileged user to make improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.

CSIRTS triage

What
A use-after-free vulnerability allows a local, non-privileged user to access freed memory.
Who is affected
Users of devices utilizing the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver.
Urgency
Immediate action is necessary due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver to the latest version.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2023-10-03
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4211

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2023-4211coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Arm Mali GPU

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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