Medium severity · published Feb 3, 2025
CVE-2024-6790
Mali GPU Kernel Driver can cause the whole system to become unresponsive
6.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') 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 non-privileged user process to make valid GPU memory processing operations, including via WebGL or WebGPU, to cause the whole system to become unresponsive.This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: r44p1, from r46p0 through r49p0, from r50p0 through r51p0; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: r44p1, from r46p0 through r49p0, from r50p0 through r51p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: r44p1, from r46p0 through r49p0, from r50p0 through r51p0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
A5
Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver · Arm Ltd
r44p1; r46p0 through r49p0; r50p0 through r51p0 · source: vendor
BG
Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver · Arm Ltd
r44p1; r46p0 through r49p0; r50p0 through r51p0 · source: vendor, NVD
VG
Valhall GPU Kernel Driver · Arm Ltd
r44p1; r46p0 through r49p0; r50p0 through r51p0 · source: vendor, NVD
5G
5th Gen Gpu Architecture Kernel Driver · Arm
r46p0 before r49p1; r50p0 before r52p0; r44p1 · source: NVD
Affected product
A5
Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver
Arm Ltd
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