CVE-2022-22706

Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows a non-privileged user to achieve write access to read-only memory pages. This affects Midgard r26p0 through r31p0, Bifrost r0p0 through r35p0, and Valhall r19p0 through r35p0.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates	Vendor Advisory
https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/mali-gpu-kernel-driver	Vendor Advisory
https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates	Vendor Advisory
https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/mali-gpu-kernel-driver	Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22706	US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:arm:midgard_gpu_kernel_driver::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver::::::::

History

03 Nov 2025, 15:08

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22706 -~~	() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22706 - US Government Resource

Information

Published : 2022-03-03 15:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 15:08

NVD link : CVE-2022-22706

Mitre link : CVE-2022-22706

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-22706

JSON object : View

Products Affected

arm

valhall_gpu_kernel_driver
bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver
midgard_gpu_kernel_driver

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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