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CVE-2021-29256

. The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows an unprivileged user to achieve access to freed memory, leading to information disclosure or root privilege escalation. This affects Bifrost r16p0 through r29p0 before r30p0, Valhall r19p0 through r29p0 before r30p0, and Midgard r28p0 through r30p0.

Published

2021-05-24T18:15:08.033

Last Modified

2025-04-07T13:08:28.870

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-416
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-416
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application arm bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver < r30p0 Yes
Application arm midgard_gpu_kernel_driver < r31p0 Yes
Application arm valhall_gpu_kernel_driver < r30p0 Yes
References