CVE-2026-5729 (GCVE-0-2026-5729)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-08 14:19 – Updated: 2026-09-10 18:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows access to already freed memory
Summary
Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user process to perform valid GPU processing operations to access already freed memory.
This issue affects Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-10 18:05 UTC
CWE
- CWE-416 - Use After Free
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arm Ltd | Valhall GPU Kernel Driver |
Affected:
r50p0 , ≤ r54p3
(patch)
Affected: r55p0 (patch) Unaffected: r56p0 (patch) |
guessed | |
| Arm Ltd | Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver |
Affected:
r50p0 , ≤ r54p3
(patch)
Affected: r55p0 (patch) Unaffected: r56p0 (patch) |
guessed |
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