{"id":"CVE-2026-0001","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows access to already freed memory","description":"Use After Free 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 local non-privileged user process to perform valid GPU memory processing operations to access already freed memory.\n\n\n\nThis issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r51p0, from r54p1 through r54p2; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0.","publishedAt":"2026-09-08T14:18:57.227Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-08T14:36:37.191Z","severity":{"score":4.4,"label":"Medium","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","source":"CISA-ADP"},"assigner":"Arm","products":["Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver","Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver","Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Arm Ltd","product":"Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"r41p0","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"r49p5","versionType":"patch"},{"version":"r50p0","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"r51p0","versionType":"patch"},{"version":"r54p1","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"r54p2","versionType":"patch"}]},{"vendor":"Arm Ltd","product":"Valhall GPU Kernel Driver","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"r41p0","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"r49p5","versionType":"patch"},{"version":"r50p0","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"r54p3","versionType":"patch"},{"version":"r55p0","status":"affected","versionType":"patch"},{"version":"r56p0","status":"unaffected","versionType":"patch"}]},{"vendor":"Arm Ltd","product":"Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"r41p0","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"r49p5","versionType":"patch"},{"version":"r50p0","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"r54p3","versionType":"patch"},{"version":"r55p0","status":"affected","versionType":"patch"},{"version":"r56p0","status":"unaffected","versionType":"patch"}]}],"references":["https://support.arm.com/documentation/111552/1-0/?lang=en"],"weaknesses":["CWE-416"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:10:13.529Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/0xxx/CVE-2026-0001.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-0001","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-09-08T14:18:57.227Z","dateUpdated":"2026-09-08T14:36:37.191Z","assignerShortName":"Arm","assignerOrgId":"56a131ea-b967-4a0d-a41e-5f3549952846","dateReserved":"2025-10-09T10:18:31.149Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows access to already freed memory","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Use After Free 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 local non-privileged user process to perform valid GPU memory processing operations to access already freed memory.\n\n\n\nThis issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r51p0, from r54p1 through r54p2; 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