{
  "id": "CVE-2022-38181",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2022-38181",
  "published": "2022-10-25T19:15:11.487Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T04:56:14.803Z",
  "score": 8.8,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.14093,
  "epss_percentile": 0.96472,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2023-03-30",
    "due": "2023-04-20",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38181"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "arm"
  ],
  "products": [
    "arm bifrost gpu kernel driver",
    "arm midgard gpu kernel driver",
    "arm valhall gpu kernel driver"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-416"
  ],
  "description": "The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows unprivileged users to access freed memory because GPU memory operations are mishandled. This affects Bifrost r0p0 through r38p1, and r39p0; Valhall r19p0 through r38p1, and r39p0; and Midgard r4p0 through r32p0.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 8.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172854/Android-Arm-Mali-GPU-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.blog/2023-01-23-pwning-the-all-google-phone-with-a-non-google-bug/",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-054_Arm_Mali/",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-38181",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38181",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}