CVE-2026-34196: CWE-416: Use After Free in Imagination Technologies Graphics DDK
Software installed and run as a non-privileged user may conduct improper GPU system calls to cause an integer overflow and map two GPU virtual addresses to the same physical address. One of these virutal mappings can be freed along with the physical page, allowing for a read/write UAF via the second mapping The second virtual mapping references a physical address that has been freed after the first virtual mapping has been freed. This allows the physical memory to be allocated (for example) by another process and read/written to.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves improper GPU system calls by software running as a non-privileged user, which cause an integer overflow and result in two GPU virtual addresses mapping to the same physical address. When one virtual mapping is freed along with the physical page, the second virtual mapping still references the now-freed physical memory. This use-after-free condition allows read and write access to memory that may be reallocated by other processes, potentially leading to serious security consequences.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a local attacker with non-privileged access to perform read and write operations on freed physical memory, which can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. The CVSS score of 7.8 reflects a high severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary mitigation has been published by Imagination Technologies at this time.
CVE-2026-34196: CWE-416: Use After Free in Imagination Technologies Graphics DDK
Description
Software installed and run as a non-privileged user may conduct improper GPU system calls to cause an integer overflow and map two GPU virtual addresses to the same physical address. One of these virutal mappings can be freed along with the physical page, allowing for a read/write UAF via the second mapping The second virtual mapping references a physical address that has been freed after the first virtual mapping has been freed. This allows the physical memory to be allocated (for example) by another process and read/written to.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves improper GPU system calls by software running as a non-privileged user, which cause an integer overflow and result in two GPU virtual addresses mapping to the same physical address. When one virtual mapping is freed along with the physical page, the second virtual mapping still references the now-freed physical memory. This use-after-free condition allows read and write access to memory that may be reallocated by other processes, potentially leading to serious security consequences.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a local attacker with non-privileged access to perform read and write operations on freed physical memory, which can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. The CVSS score of 7.8 reflects a high severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary mitigation has been published by Imagination Technologies at this time.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- imaginationtech
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-26T13:47:30.669Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a515e2368715ace433259fc
Added to database: 07/10/2026, 21:03:31 UTC
Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 15:23:50 UTC
Last updated: 08/22/2026, 14:54:47 UTC
Views: 62
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