Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows a non-privileged user to achieve write access to read-only memory pages.

published 2022-03-03 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-27849

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Exploited; added 2023-03-30
epss: 1.1%; EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
public exploits: 0; none known

Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows a non-privileged user to achieve write access to read-only memory pages. This affects Midgard r26p0 through r31p0, Bifrost r0p0 through r35p0, and Valhall r19p0 through r35p0.

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

fixed in 3

arm bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver r36p0
arm midgard_gpu_kernel_driver r32p0
arm valhall_gpu_kernel_driver r36p0

Timeline

2022-03-03 Published
2023-03-30 Added to CISA KEV
2023-04-20 CISA patch deadline
2025-01-29 CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added: 3 y ago (2023-03-30)
Patch by: 2023-04-20 (3 y ago)
Ransomware: Not known
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor, product: Arm, Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
CISA name: Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Unspecified Vulnerability

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 21 mo ago (2025-01-29)

Exploit prediction

1.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

developer.arm.com /support/arm-security-updates
vendor-advisory
developer.arm.com /support/arm-security-updates/mali-gpu-kernel-driver
vendor-advisory
cisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22706
government-resource, us-government-resource

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-22706
NVD CVE-2022-22706

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Summary