Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2022-22706
The short answer
CVE-2022-22706 affects n/a n/a and is rated high (CVSS 7.8). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-03-30: attackers are using it, so patch it first.
What it is
Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows a non-privileged user to achieve write access to read-only memory pages. This affects Midgard r26p0 through r31p0, Bifrost r0p0 through r35p0, and Valhall r19p0 through r35p0.
Weakness: CWE-119.
Severity
7.8 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Mar 30, 2023
Federal due date Apr 20, 2023
EPSS, next 30 days
1.1%
Higher than 65% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Affected products
n/a. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates Vendor Advisory
- developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/mali-gpu-kernel-driver Vendor Advisory
- developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates Vendor Advisory
- developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/mali-gpu-kernel-driver Vendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22706 US Government Resource
Questions
Is CVE-2022-22706 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2022-22706 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-03-30, with a federal remediation due date of 2023-04-20.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22706?
CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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