CVE-2022-46891
An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. There is a use-after-free. A non...
An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. There is a use-after-free. A non-privileged user can make improper GPU processing operations to gain access to already freed memory. This affects Midgard r13p0 through r32p0, Bifrost r1p0 through r40p0, and Valhall r19p0 through r40p0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. There is a use-after-free. A non-privileged user can make improper GPU processing operations to gain access to already freed memory. This affects Midgard r13p0 through r32p0, Bifrost r1p0 through r40p0, and Valhall r19p0 through r40p0.
- Record
CVE-2022-46891- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. There is a use-after-free. A non-privileged user can make improper GPU processing operations to gain access to already freed memory. This affects Midgard r13p0 through r32p0, Bifrost r1p0 through r40p0, and Valhall r19p0 through r40p0.
- Record
CVE-2022-46891- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-49671 No score
An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. There is a use-after-free. A non-privileged user can make improper GPU processing operations to gain access to already freed memory. This affects Midgard r13p0 through r32p0, Bifrost r1p0 through r40p0, and Valhall r19p0 through r40p0.
- Record
EUVD-2022-49671- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-394q-589m-ppr4
An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. There is a use-after-free. A non...
An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. There is a use-after-free. A non-privileged user can make improper GPU processing operations to gain access to already freed memory. This affects Midgard r13p0 through r32p0, Bifrost r1p0 through r40p0, and Valhall r19p0 through r40p0.
- Record
GHSA-394q-589m-ppr4- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
:unknown:Android |
SoCVersion:0 up to SoCVersion:2023-05-05, plus listed versions SoCVersion |
SoCVersion:2023-05-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-46891 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Arm Bifrost Gpu Kernel Driver, published January 17, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.83%, the 57th percentile. Fixed in :unknown: SoCVersion:2023-05-05.