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CVE-2022-38181

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-03-30 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2022-10-25
  • WeaknessCWE-416

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Description

The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows unprivileged users to access freed memory because GPU memory operations are mishandled. This affects Bifrost r0p0 through r38p1, and r39p0; Valhall r19p0 through r38p1, and r39p0; and Midgard r4p0 through r32p0.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-10-2519:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2023-03-30Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2023-03-30Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2023-03-30Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-05-2013:37SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Arm bifrost gpu kernel driver
BranchAffectedFixed in
—≥ r0p0, ≤ r38p1no fix published
—= r39p0no fix published
Arm valhall gpu kernel driver
BranchAffectedFixed in
—≥ r19p0, ≤ r38p1no fix published
—= r39p0no fix published
Arm midgard gpu kernel driver
BranchAffectedFixed in
—≥ r4p0, ≤ r31p0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • :unknown:Androidfrom SoCVersion:0 · fixed in SoCVersion:2023-04-05

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2023-04-20

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
7 repositories, unverifiedPro-me3us/CVE_2022_38181_RavenPro-me3us/CVE_2022_38181_GazelleR0rt1z2/CVE-2022-38181soralis0912/CVE-2022-38181-aristotleericpardee/fire-hd-ownership
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2023-03-30
Patch Due Date
2023-04-20
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-10-25
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-h73c-qgg5-q5rp

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38181?

The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows unprivileged users to access freed memory because GPU memory operations are mishandled. This affects Bifrost r0p0 through r38p1, and r39p0; Valhall r19p0 through r38p1, and r39p0; and Midgard r4p0 through r32p0.

Is CVE-2022-38181 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-38181 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2023-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-38181?

CVE-2022-38181 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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