Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2022-38181
The short answer
CVE-2022-38181 affects n/a n/a and is rated high (CVSS 8.8). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-03-30: attackers are using it, so patch it first.
What it is
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.
Weakness: CWE-416.
Severity
8.8 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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
18%
Higher than 97% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- 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/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
- developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates Vendor Advisory
- github.blog/2023-01-23-pwning-the-all-google-phone-with-a-non-google-bug/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
- securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-054_Arm_Mali/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
- developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
- developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates Vendor Advisory
- github.blog/2023-01-23-pwning-the-all-google-phone-with-a-non-google-bug/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
- securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-054_Arm_Mali/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-38181 US Government Resource
Questions
Is CVE-2022-38181 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2022-38181 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-2022-38181?
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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