CVE-2024-6790 json
Mali GPU Kernel Driver can cause the whole system to become unresponsive
published 2025-02-03 21 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-48019
- cvss
- 4.0
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 4%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver allows a non-privileged user process to make valid GPU memory processing operations, including via WebGL or WebGPU, to cause the whole system to become unresponsive.This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: r44p1, from r46p0 through r49p0, from r50p0 through r51p0; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: r44p1, from r46p0 through r49p0, from r50p0 through r51p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: r44p1, from r46p0 through r49p0, from r50p0 through r51p0.
Patch / fix
- Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver r49p1
- Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver r49p1, r52p0
- Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver r49p1, r52p0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 4.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver
- Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver
- Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-6790
- NVD CVE-2024-6790
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