What happened
Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver contains a use-after-free vulnerability that may allow a non-privileged user to gain root privilege and/or disclose information.
Affected versions
Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU): n/a Fixed: See vendor advisory.
Why it matters
This source correlation may provide earlier visibility while structured CVE metadata is still being updated.
Detection & mitigation
- Review the original advisory and validate affected versions.
- Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations when available.
Public PoC references
RepositoryAuthorFirst seenReference
github.blogNVD reference2022-10-25Verifiedsecuritylab.github.comNVD reference2022-10-25VerifiedSploitusUse After Free in Arm Bifrost kbase JIT driver (CVE-2022-38181) enabling kernel root exploit.artur90102026-09-11T21:05:23Verifiedartur9010/amazon-mustang-hackUse After Free in Arm Bifrost kbase JIT driver (CVE-2022-38181) enabling kernel root exploit.artur90102026-09-11T21:05:23VerifiedSource timeline
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Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogView source ↗
Record history
Record created from the first normalized source observation.
Metadata and source references refreshed.