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CVE-2025-2879: Arm Valhall GPU Kernel Driver · Information Exposure

Affects Arm Valhall GPU Kernel DriverSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 1 Dec 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

European organizations should implement strict access controls to limit local user access to systems running affected Arm GPU drivers. Employing least privilege principles and monitoring for unusual GPU driver usage or local process behavior can help detect exploitation attempts. Virtualization or containerization strategies that isolate GPU access may reduce exposure. Organizations should track Arm Ltd advisories closely and apply patches or driver updates promptly once released. In the interim, disabling or restricting GPU kernel driver usage where feasible, especially on sensitive systems, can mitigate risk. Security teams should audit systems for the presence of affected driver versions and assess exposure based on device roles. Additionally, integrating GPU driver monitoring into endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions can enhance detection capabilities. For critical environments, consider hardware-based security features or trusted execution environments to protect sensitive GPU workloads.

Description

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor 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 improper GPU processing operations to expose sensitive data.This issue affects Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r29p0 through r49p4, from r50p0 through r54p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p4, from r50p0 through r54p0.

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