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CVE-2022-38181 kev in the critical feed json

The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows unprivileged users to access freed memory because GPU memory operations are mishandled.

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-40775

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2023-03-30
epss
18.5%
EPSS 18.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows unprivileged users to access freed memory because GPU memory operations are mishandled. This affects Bifrost r0p0 through r38p1, and r39p0; Valhall r19p0 through r38p1, and r39p0; and Midgard r4p0 through r32p0.

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. CISA patch deadline
  4. CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added
3y ago
Patch by
2023-04-20 (3y ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor, product
Arm, Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
CISA name
Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability

ATT&CK techniques

How it is exploited and what it leads to, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

  • T1660 Phishing exploitation, mobile
  • T1404 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation primary impact, mobile
  • T1437.001 Web Protocols primary impact, mobile

kev release 2025-07-28, att&ck v16.1. KEV to ATT&CK mappings by the MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense (Mappings Explorer, Apache-2.0). © 2026 The MITRE Corporation. This work is reproduced and distributed with the permission of The MITRE Corporation. Terms of use

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

18.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.blog https://github.blog/2023-01-23-pwning-the-all-google-phone-with-a-non-google-bug/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securitylab.github.com https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-054_Arm_Mali/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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