CVE-2023-3889 (GCVE-0-2023-3889)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-07 15:28 – Updated: 2025-12-16 18:13
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Mali GPU Kernel Driver exposes sensitive data from freed memory
Summary
A local non-privileged user can make improper GPU memory processing operations. If the operations are carefully prepared, then they could be used to gain access to already freed memory.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2023-11-15 16:40 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arm Ltd | Valhall GPU Kernel Driver |
Affected:
r38p0 , ≤ r44p0
(patch)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2023-11-07 11:00
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