Findings

CVE-2026-22163

Requires malware code to misuse the DDK kernel module IOCTL interface.

Published Mar 20, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · imaginationtech ddk

Requires malware code to misuse the DDK kernel module IOCTL interface. Such code can use the interface in an unsupported way that allows subversion of the GPU to perform writes to arbitrary physical memory pages. The product utilises a shared resource in a concurrent manner but does not attempt to synchronise access to the resource.

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Timeline

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  1. Mar 20, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Requires malware code to misuse the DDK kernel module IOCTL interface. Such code can use the interface in an unsupported way that allows subversion of the GPU to perform writes to arbitrary physical memory pages. The product utilises a shared resource in a concurrent manner but does not attempt to synchronise access to the resource.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Requires malware code to misuse the DDK kernel module IOCTL interface. Such code can use the interface in an unsupported way that allows subversion of the GPU to perform writes to arbitrary physical memory pages. The product utilises a shared resource in a concurrent manner but does not attempt to synchronise access to the resource.

Affected

  • cpe imaginationtech/ddkversion unspecified
  • cpe imaginationtech/ddk1.17
  • cpe imaginationtech/ddk1.18
  • cpe imaginationtech/ddk23.2
  • cpe imaginationtech/ddk24.1
  • cpe imaginationtech/ddk24.2

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-22163

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-22163

    Requires malware code to misuse the DDK kernel module IOCTL interface. Such code can use the interface in an unsupported way that allows subversion of the GPU to perform writes to arbitrary physical memory pages. The product utilises a shared resource in a concurrent manner but

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2026-22163 · ZeroDay Findings