CVE-2024-4610: Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on , 5 days after the CVE record was published.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 0.8%
EPSS score, percentile 55.3 of all scored records
- How severe?
- 7.4 High
CVSS v3.1 base score, from CISA's enrichment of the record
- What should I do?
CISA deadline . Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- r34p0 through r40p0
- r34p0 through r40p0
Unaffected from r41p0; from r41p0
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of ; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of ; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of . About the data.
What to do
Required action, set by CISA
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date for this action: .
Solution (from the CVE record)
This issue is fixed in Bifrost and Valhall GPU Kernel Driver r41p0. Users are recommended to upgrade if they are impacted by this issue.
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
Linked from CISA's catalog entry
- https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4610
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | r34p0 through r40p0 |
| Unaffected | from r41p0 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | r34p0 through r40p0 |
| Unaffected | from r41p0 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
Versions the record lists as unaffected: r41p0.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of . About the data.
About this vulnerability
Arm Bifrost and Valhall GPU kernel drivers contain a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a local, non-privileged user to make improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.
Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of .
- CISA added CVE-2024-4610 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 12 Jun 2024.
- CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
- The due date CISA sets for the required action is 3 Jul 2024.
- The CVE record was published on 7 Jun 2024, 5 days before it was added to KEV.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.4 (High), taken from CISA's enrichment of the record.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.8% (percentile 55.3), as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of ; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of ; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of . About the data.
Description
Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU memory processing operations
Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user to make improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r34p0 through r40p0; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r34p0 through r40p0.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of . About the data.
Weakness
- CWE-416: Use After Free
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.
Timeline
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References
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