Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Unspecified Vulnerability (CVE-2021-28664)
Severity: high · Patch status: patched · Since 2021-11-03 · CVE-2021-28664
Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) kernel driver contains an unspecified vulnerability that may allow a non-privileged user to gain write access to read-only memory, gain root privilege, corrupt memory, and modify the memory of other processes. CISA added CVE-2021-28664 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 3, 2021, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Nov 17, 2021 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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