Security News > 2023 > October > Zero-day in Arm GPU drivers exploited in targeted attacks (CVE-2023-4211)
A vulnerability in the kernel drivers for several Mali GPUs "May be under limited, targeted exploitation," British semiconductor manufacturer Arm has confirmed on Monday, when it released drivers updated with patches.
Arm's Mali GPUs are used on a variety devices, most prominently on Android phones by Google, Samsung, Huawei, Nokia, Xiaomi, Oppo, and other manufacturers.
CVE-2023-4211 stems from improper GPU memory processing and allows a local non-privileged to gain access to already freed memory.
"This issue is fixed in Bifrost, Valhall and Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver r43p0. Users are recommended to upgrade if they are impacted by this issue. Please contact Arm support for Midgard GPUs," Arm advised.
Two zero-day vulnerabilities in Mali GPU kernel drivers have been previously spotted being exploited to deliver spyware by commercial spyware vendor Variston.
Arm has also delivered fixed for two additional vulnerabilies affecting some of those same drivers, both of which could also give attackers access to already freed memory.
News URL
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/10/03/cve-2023-4211/
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-01 | CVE-2023-4211 | Use After Free vulnerability in ARM products A local non-privileged user can make improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory. | 5.5 |