CVE-2023-4211
Actively exploited. CVE-2023-4211 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-10-03) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching 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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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 68% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2023-4211: Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2023-10-03
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