Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability (CVE-2023-4211)
Severity: medium · Patch status: unknown · Since 2023-10-03 · CVE-2023-4211
Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a local, non-privileged user to make improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory. CISA added CVE-2023-4211 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Oct 3, 2023, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Oct 24, 2023 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
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