Medium severity · published Sep 8, 2025
CVE-2025-3212
Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows access to already freed memory
5.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Use After Free 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 local non-privileged user process to perform valid GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p4, from r50p0 through r51p0; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p4, from r50p0 through r54p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p4, from r50p0 through r54p0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 28% 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
r41p0 through r49p4; r50p0 through r54p0 · source: vendor
BG
Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver · Arm Ltd
r41p0 through r49p4; r50p0 through r51p0 · source: vendor, NVD
VG
Valhall GPU Kernel Driver · Arm Ltd
r41p0 through r49p4; r50p0 through r54p0 · source: vendor, NVD
5G
5th Gen Gpu Architecture Kernel Driver · Arm
r41p0 through r49p4; r50p0 before r54p1 · source: NVD
Affected product
A5
Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver
Arm Ltd
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3212
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-3212
Vendor Advisory
https://developer.arm.com/documentation/110627/latest
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