CVE-2023-4272
Mali GPU Kernel Driver exposes sensitive data from freed memory
A local non-privileged user can make GPU processing operations that expose sensitive data from previously freed memory.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A local non-privileged user can make GPU processing operations that expose sensitive data from previously freed memory.
- Record
CVE-2023-4272- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-1251
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Mali GPU Kernel Driver exposes sensitive data from freed memory
A local non-privileged user can make GPU processing operations that expose sensitive data from previously freed memory.
- Record
CVE-2023-4272- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1251, CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-54143
A local non-privileged user can make GPU processing operations that expose sensitive data from previously freed memory.
- Record
EUVD-2023-54143- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gh94-rfj3-873r
A local non-privileged user can make GPU processing operations that expose sensitive data from...
A local non-privileged user can make GPU processing operations that expose sensitive data from previously freed memory.
- Record
GHSA-gh94-rfj3-873r- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1251
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
:unknown:Android |
SoCVersion:0 up to SoCVersion:2023-12-05, plus listed versions SoCVersion |
SoCVersion:2023-12-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-4272 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Arm Mali Gpu Kernel Driver, published November 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. Fixed in :unknown: SoCVersion:2023-12-05.