CVE-2021-28664
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
Publication date:
10/05/2021
Last modified:
03/11/2025
Description
The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows privilege escalation or a denial of service (memory corruption) because an unprivileged user can achieve read/write access to read-only pages. This affects Bifrost r0p0 through r29p0 before r30p0, Valhall r19p0 through r29p0 before r30p0, and Midgard r8p0 through r30p0 before r31p0.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
8.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
9.00
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r0p0 (including) | r29p0 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:arm:midgard_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r8p0 (including) | r31p0 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r19p0 (including) | r29p0 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities
- https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates
- https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/mali-gpu-kernel-driver
- https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities
- https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates
- https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/mali-gpu-kernel-driver
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-28664



