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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-49743 · published 24 July 2026

CVE-2026-49743: Imaginationtech ddk use after free vulnerability

Imaginationtech · Ddk

Software installed and run as a non-privileged user may conduct improper GPU system calls to manipulate the lifetimes of synchronisation objects in the kernel, leading to read/write UAFs. During workload submission involving a fence exported by the GPU driver, the reference count of the underlying synchronisation primitive is not properly incremented. This can be exploited, by destroying the exported fence and prematurely release the underlying primitive, resulting in a potential use-after-free condition.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.16% · top 95.4% CWE-416 · Use after free
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.16%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
12 Aug 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Software installed and run as a non-privileged user may conduct improper GPU system calls to manipulate the lifetimes of synchronisation objects in the kernel, leading to read/write UAFs. During workload submission involving a fence exported by the GPU driver, the reference count of the underlying synchronisation primitive is not properly incremented. This can be exploited, by destroying the exported fence and prematurely release the underlying primitive, resulting in a potential use-after-free condition.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://www.imaginationtech.com/gpu-driver-vulnerabilities/ Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-49743), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.