CVE-2025-8045 — Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU processing operations
Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user process to perform improper GPU processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.This issue affects Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r53p0 through r54p1; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r53p0 through r54p1.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+1
- Technical severity (medium)+3
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Arm Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver, Arm Valhall GPU Kernel Driver).
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (memory corruption), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arm | Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver | ≥ r53p0 and < r54p2 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Arm | Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver | ≥ r53p0 and ≤ r54p1 | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| Arm | Valhall GPU Kernel Driver | ≥ r53p0 and < r54p2 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Arm | Valhall GPU Kernel Driver | ≥ r53p0 and ≤ r54p1 | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | 2.5 | 1.4 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 4.0 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | — | — | CISA-ADP via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N (score shown at the top: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.18%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
- Correlate service crashes/restarts with inbound traffic; repeated crashes may indicate attempts.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · arm ltd/valhall gpu kernel driver, arm ltd/arm 5th gen gpu architecture kernel driver
- SSVC assessment updated
- Record published
- CVSS changed · 4.0
- Source status changed · → Analyzed
- Record created in this database
- 2025
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
References
1 on the record
Elsewhere on this site
Related CVEs (same products)
- Medium CVE-2025-6349 Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU memory processing operations Dec 1, 2025
- Medium CVE-2025-2879 Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU processing operations Dec 1, 2025
- High CVE-2024-4610 Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability KEV Jun 7, 2024
- Medium CVE-2023-4211 Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability KEV Oct 1, 2023
- Low CVE-2023-26083 Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Information Disclosure Vulnerability KEV Apr 6, 2023
- High CVE-2022-38181 Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability KEV Oct 25, 2022
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2025-8045 is "Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU processing operations", rated Medium. It affects Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver (Arm); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 4.0 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.18% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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