Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
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CVE-2021-28663
Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Use-After-Free Vulnerability
overdue since 2021-11-17
Arm: 9 entries (0.5% of all KEV entries are from this vendor); 0 added in 2026.
BOD 26-04 note: this is the date printed in the CISA catalog. A federal agency's actual deadline is set by its SSVC tier - Act (3 days), Attend (14 days), Track (60 days), or the next scheduled upgrade - counted from the KEV listing date or the date the vulnerability is identified in its environment, whichever comes first. Use the tier helper on each CVE page for your own window.
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Description
Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) kernel driver contains a use-after-free vulnerability that may allow a non-privileged user to make improper operations on GPU memory to gain root privilege, and/or disclose information.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28663
References
Other KEV entries for this vendor: Arm
- CVE-2024-4610 - Mali GPU Kernel Driver (2024-06-12)
- CVE-2023-4211 - Mali GPU Kernel Driver (2023-10-03)
- CVE-2021-29256 - Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) (2023-07-07)
- CVE-2023-26083 - Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) (2023-04-07)
- CVE-2022-38181 - Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) (2023-03-30)
- CVE-2022-22706 - Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) (2023-03-30)
- CVE-2021-27562 - Trusted Firmware (2021-11-03)
- CVE-2021-28664 - Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) (2021-11-03)
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