CVE-2023-28147

What it is

An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. A non-privileged user can make improper GPU processing operations to gain access to already freed memory. This affects Midgard r29p0 through r32p0, Bifrost r17p0 through r42p0 before r43p0, Valhall r19p0 through r42p0 before r43p0, and Arm's GPU Architecture Gen5 r41p0 through r42p0 before r43p0.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure.

Exploit odds

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2023-06-02 00:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 05:46 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2023-06-02 00:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 05:46 UTC

Exploit probability

0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Arm Avalon Gpu Kernel Driver < r43p0
• Arm Bifrost Gpu Kernel Driver < r43p0
• Arm Midgard Gpu Kernel Driver ≤ r32p0
• Arm Valhall Gpu Kernel Driver < r43p0

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

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