Medium 5.5Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Oct 1, 2023

CVE-2023-4211Mali GPU Kernel Driver Allows Improper GPU Memory Processing Operations

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 10:40 AM ET)

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It affects Arm Ltd Midgard GPU Kernel Driver and 3 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

CISA lists it as known exploited since Oct 3, 2023; federal agencies had to remediate by Oct 24, 2023. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

A local non-privileged user can make improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.

CVSS: 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-416
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Oct 3, 2023; federal remediation due Oct 24, 2023Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 1.10% (percentile 65)
Assigned by: Arm
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 21, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Arm Ltd Midgard GPU Kernel Driver arm:midgard_gpu_kernel_driver (from the name)	from r12p0 through r32p0	CNA record
Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver (from the name)	from r0p0 through r42p0	CNA record
Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver (from the name)	from r19p0 through r42p0	CNA record
Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver arm:5th_gen_gpu_architecture_kernel_driver (from the name)	from r41p0 through r42p0	CNA record
arm 5th_gen_gpu_architecture_kernel_driver arm:5th_gen_gpu_architecture_kernel_driver	from r41p0 before r43p0	NVD
arm bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver	from r0p0 before r43p0	NVD
arm midgard_gpu_kernel_driver arm:midgard_gpu_kernel_driver	from r12p0 through r32p0	NVD
arm valhall_gpu_kernel_driver arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver	from r19p0 before r43p0	NVD

References

References

https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities	vendor-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-4211	us-government-resource

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