CVE-2021-28663

HIGH(8.8)KEVElevated Risk

Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Description

The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows privilege escalation or information disclosure because GPU memory operations are mishandled, leading to a use-after-free. This affects Bifrost r0p0 through r28p0 before r29p0, Valhall r19p0 through r28p0 before r29p0, and Midgard r4p0 through r30p0.

KEV Information

Vendor
Arm
Product
Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Date Added
November 3, 2021
Due Date
November 17, 2021
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CVSS Score

Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HOpen in Calculator
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9

CWEs

Affected Products

VendorProductVersion
armbifrost gpu kernel driver>= r0p0, < r29p0
armmidgard gpu kernel driver>= r4p0, < r31p0
armvalhall gpu kernel driver>= r19p0, < r29p0

Multiple CVSS Assessments

Source: [email protected](Primary)
8.8
HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0(Secondary)
8.8
HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

CVSS Score

8.8
HIGH(8.8)

EPSS Score

EPSS Score12.08%
EPSS Percentile95.7%

Dates

PublishedMay 10, 2021
Last ModifiedJune 17, 2026
StatusAnalyzed
CVSS Versionv3.1

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