Use After Free Vulnerability in Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver

CVE-2025-0073

What is CVE-2025-0073?

The vulnerability in Arm Ltd’s Valhall GPU Kernel Driver stems from a Use After Free flaw, which permits local non-privileged user processes to improperly handle GPU memory. This can lead to unauthorized access to freed memory, potentially allowing attackers to exploit the system’s memory management. The affected versions of the Valhall GPU Kernel Driver range from r53p0 before r54p0, alongside the Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver. Vigilance is advised for users operating these drivers.

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