[KEV] Use-After-Free in Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) (CVE-2022-38181)
Summary
Vulnerability in Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) (CVE-2022-38181). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Listed in CISA KEV — actively exploited. Mitigation: upgrade to SoCVersion:2023-04-05 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In kbase_mem_flags_change of mali_kbase_mem_linux.c, there is a possible way to corrupt memory due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-38181 has been found in Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU).
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Note: CISA has officially confirmed this is actively exploited in the wild. Treat it with elevated urgency.
What to do: upgrade Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) to SoCVersion:2023-04-05 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) CVE-2022-38181" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-38181 (Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)) — CWE-416
Patched: SoCVersion:2023-04-05 — apply immediately
Listed in CISA KEV — actively exploited, treat as top priority.
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Use-after-free (CWE-416) exists in Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU).
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU).
Severity: High. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Listed in CISA KEV — actively exploited in the wild, treat as top priority.
Update to SoCVersion:2023-04-05.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Consider incident declaration escalate
Notify SOC / on-callCISA KEV登録済 = 実環境で悪用が観測されている。侵入の兆候があればインシデント対応宣言、無くてもパッチ適用までWAF強化を最優先で。
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3Apply patch patch
Upgrade Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) to SoCVersion:2023-04-05ステージング環境で SoCVersion:2023-04-05 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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4Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory NVD
- advisory source.android.com