Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability

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• cpe arm/bifrost gpu kernel driverr39p0
• cpe arm/midgard gpu kernel driverversion unspecified
• cpe arm/valhall gpu kernel driverr39p0
• vendor Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)version unspecified

How to fix CVE-2022-38181

• Recommended remediation

  Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA due date Apr 20, 2023.

• Official advisories

  • CISA KEV · cisa.gov
  • CVE.org · cve.org
  • FIRST EPSS · first.org
  • NIST NVD · nvd.nist.gov
  • Packet Storm Security · packetstormsecurity.com
  • VulnCheck KEV · vulncheck.com

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Oct 25, 2022 · Catalog

   Detected

   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.

2. Mar 30, 2023 · CISA KEV

   Known exploited

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

3. Apr 20, 2023 · CISA KEV

   Remediation due

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

   Updated

   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.

Sources

• CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-38181

  Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver contains a use-after-free vulnerability that may allow a non-privileged user to gain root privilege and/or disclose information.

  cisa.gov
• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-38181

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-38181

  30-day exploitation probability 14.1%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2022-38181

  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.

  nvd.nist.gov
• Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172854/Android-Arm-Mali-GPU-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html

  Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

  packetstormsecurity.com
• VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-38181

  Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver contains a use-after-free vulnerability that may allow a non-privileged user to gain root privilege and/or disclose information.

  vulncheck.com

References

• Third Party Advisory · packetstormsecurity.com
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · blog.google
• CISA note · developer.arm.com
• Vendor Advisory · developer.arm.com
• Exploit · github.blog
• CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
• Exploit · securitylab.github.com
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.