CVE-2021-29256

unknown KEV

Published 2023-07-07 · Modified 2023-07-07

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

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VIR risk

1.5

Description

Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver contains a use-after-free vulnerability that may allow a non-privileged user to gain root privilege and/or disclose information.

CISA KEV

Vendor: Arm
Product: Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Due date: 2023-07-28

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cisa-kev — https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29256

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29256.html

Exploits

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
sles		affected

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29256.html
https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29256

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.