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ARM Mali GPU Kernel Driver < r42p0 Improper Memory Access (CVE-2023-22808)

low Nessus Plugin ID 178133

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Synopsis

The remote host has a driver that is affected by an improper memory access vulnerability.

Description

The version of the Mali GPU Kernel Driver installed on the remote system is prior to r42p0 running on Bifrost, Valhall or 5th Gen architecture. It is, therefore affected by an improper memory access vulnerability. A non-privileged user can read a small portion of the allocator process memory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Mali GPU Kernel Driver r42p0 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?f7073d53

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 178133

File Name: arm_mali_gpu_CVE-2023-22808.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 7/11/2023

Updated: 7/12/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.7

Temporal Score: 1.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-22808

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:arm:avalon_gpu_driver, cpe:/a:arm:valhall_gpu_driver, cpe:/a:arm:bifrost_gpu_driver

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Arm Mali GPU Driver

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/4/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/4/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-22808