Use After Free Vulnerability in Arm 5th Gen GPU Kernel Driver by Arm Ltd
CVE-2026-5729

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Key Information:

Vendor: Arm
Status: Valhall Gpu Kernel Driver; Arm 5th Gen Gpu Architecture Kernel Driver
Vendor: CVE Published:; 8 September 2026

What is CVE-2026-5729?

A Use After Free vulnerability exists in the Valhall GPU Kernel Driver and Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver from Arm Ltd. This vulnerability allows a local non-privileged user process to perform valid GPU processing operations, potentially leading to unauthorized access to already freed memory. Such an exploit could result in unpredictable behaviors, including data corruption and application instability, thus posing security risks for users relying on these drivers.

Affected Version(s)

Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver r50p0

Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver r55p0

Valhall GPU Kernel Driver r50p0

References

https://support.arm.com/documentation/111552/1-0/?lang=en

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Timeline

Vulnerability published
Sep 8, 2026
Vulnerability Reserved
Apr 7, 2026

CVE-2026-5729 Data

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