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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-28348 · published 19 May 2022

CVE-2022-28348: Arm bifrost gpu kernel driver use after free vulnerability

Arm · Bifrost Gpu Kernel Driver

Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver (Midgard r4p0 through r31p0, Bifrost r0p0 through r36p0 before r37p0, and Valhall r19p0 through r36p0 before r37p0) allows improper GPU memory operations to reach a use-after-free situation.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 1.4% · top 28.0% CWE-416 · Use after free
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 10.0
1.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver (Midgard r4p0 through r31p0, Bifrost r0p0 through r36p0 before r37p0, and Valhall r19p0 through r36p0 before r37p0) allows improper GPU memory operations to reach a use-after-free situation.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates Vendor Advisory
https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-28348), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.