CVE-2026-12285: CWE-416 Use After Free in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver
CVE-2026-12285 is a Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd's Bifrost, Valhall, and 5th Gen GPU Kernel Drivers. It allows a local non-privileged user process to access GPU memory that has already been freed by performing valid GPU memory operations. This issue affects multiple versions of these GPU kernel drivers across several release ranges. No CVSS score or official remediation information is currently available.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-416) exists in Arm Ltd's Bifrost, Valhall, and 5th Gen GPU Kernel Drivers. A local non-privileged user process can exploit a Use After Free condition by performing valid GPU memory processing operations that access memory regions that have already been freed. The affected versions include Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver from r41p0 through r49p5, r50p0 through r51p0, and r54p1 through r54p2; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver from r41p0 through r49p5, r50p0 through r54p3, and r55p0; and Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver from r41p0 through r49p5, r50p0 through r54p3, and r55p0. There is no CVSS score or vendor advisory indicating patch availability or mitigation at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a local non-privileged user process to access GPU memory that has already been freed, which could lead to undefined behavior including potential information disclosure or system instability. The exact impact is not detailed in the available data. There are no known exploits in the wild reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or mitigation instructions are currently available. Until a patch is released, restricting local unprivileged access to the affected GPU drivers may reduce risk.
CVE-2026-12285: CWE-416 Use After Free in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver
Description
CVE-2026-12285 is a Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd's Bifrost, Valhall, and 5th Gen GPU Kernel Drivers. It allows a local non-privileged user process to access GPU memory that has already been freed by performing valid GPU memory operations. This issue affects multiple versions of these GPU kernel drivers across several release ranges. No CVSS score or official remediation information is currently available.
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-416) exists in Arm Ltd's Bifrost, Valhall, and 5th Gen GPU Kernel Drivers. A local non-privileged user process can exploit a Use After Free condition by performing valid GPU memory processing operations that access memory regions that have already been freed. The affected versions include Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver from r41p0 through r49p5, r50p0 through r51p0, and r54p1 through r54p2; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver from r41p0 through r49p5, r50p0 through r54p3, and r55p0; and Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver from r41p0 through r49p5, r50p0 through r54p3, and r55p0. There is no CVSS score or vendor advisory indicating patch availability or mitigation at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a local non-privileged user process to access GPU memory that has already been freed, which could lead to undefined behavior including potential information disclosure or system instability. The exact impact is not detailed in the available data. There are no known exploits in the wild reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or mitigation instructions are currently available. Until a patch is released, restricting local unprivileged access to the affected GPU drivers may reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Arm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-15T14:11:46.847Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6aa01dbbacd9273b49c8370a
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 14:37:47 UTC
Last enriched: 09/08/2026, 14:54:10 UTC
Last updated: 09/09/2026, 01:15:06 UTC
Views: 11
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