---
id: "CVE-2026-15465"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-15465"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-15465"]
title: "Arm Mali GPU driver: unprivileged use-after-free can corrupt kernel memory"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["embedded", "gpu-driver", "infrastructure", "linux"]
not_affected_if: ["no-gpu-ddk-module", "no-untrusted-local-users"]
published_at: "2026-11-13T02:18:56+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-13T02:41:37+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-13T02:43:16+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15465", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-13T02:41:37+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Arm Mali GPU driver: unprivileged use-after-free can corrupt kernel memory

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-15465 (this .md is for agents)

A local program running as a non-privileged user can make improper GPU system calls through the DDK kernel module interface. Under unsupported use, a use-after-free can corrupt kernel memory, destabilise the platform, or reboot the system.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Timeline

- 2026-11-13T02:41:37+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15465

## From the sources

Software installed and run as a non-privileged user may conduct improper GPU system calls through the DDK kernel module interface. Under unsupported use of the interface, a use-after-free condition may occur that can lead to kernel memory corruption, platform instability, or system reboot.



The weakness occurs when software references memory after it has been released. Accessing memory after free may result in corruption of valid data structures, unexpected program behaviour, process crashes, or execution of unintended operations.

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