{"id":"CVE-2024-4610","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2024-4610"],"related":[],"title":"Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver allows a local…","description":"Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user to make improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r34p0 through r40p0; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r34p0 through r40p0.","summary":"Arm Bifrost and Valhall GPU kernel drivers contain a use-after-free bug in GPU memory handling. A local, unprivileged user can reach memory that was already freed, which can lead to privilege escalation on the device.","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"epss":null,"exploited":true,"exploited_at":"2024-06-12T00:00:00+00:00","products":[{"name":"Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver","fixed":[],"affected":"","ecosystem":"vendor"},{"name":"arm bifrost gpu kernel driver","fixed":["r41p0"],"affected":">= r34p0, < r41p0","ecosystem":"vendor"},{"name":"arm valhall gpu kernel driver","fixed":["r41p0"],"affected":">= r34p0, < r41p0","ecosystem":"vendor"}],"ecosystems":["vendor"],"tags":["android","arm-mali","embedded","exploited","infrastructure","linux"],"not_affected_if":["no-bifrost-or-valhall-gpu"],"how_to_check":null,"fix":"Apply the mitigation or patched driver version per Arm's vendor bulletin; CISA says to discontinue use if no mitigation is available.","status":"open","published_at":"2024-06-07T12:15:09+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-23T20:58:44+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.7,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-23T20:58:44Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"Apply the mitigation or patched driver version per Arm's vendor bulletin; CISA says to discontinue use if no mitigation is available.","reach":"local","impact":"high","summary":"Arm Bifrost and Valhall GPU kernel drivers contain a use-after-free bug in GPU memory handling. 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