CVE-2021-28663

Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Use-After-Free Vulnerability

High 8.8
Exploited: added to CISA KEV 3 Nov 2021

Description

The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows privilege escalation or information disclosure because GPU memory operations are mishandled, leading to a use-after-free. This affects Bifrost r0p0 through r28p0 before r29p0, Valhall r19p0 through r28p0 before r29p0, and Midgard r4p0 through r30p0.

Key facts

Published: 10 May 2021
Last changed: 21 Oct 2025
Assigned by: mitre
KEV added: 3 Nov 2021
KEV fix due: 17 Nov 2021
EPSS: 12.084% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 96.212% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA): Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

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8.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a (affected)