An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. A non-privileged user can make improper GPU processing operations to obtain write access to read-only memory, or obtain access to already freed memory. This affects Valhall r29p0 through r38p1 before r38p2, and r39p0 before r40p0.
CVE-2022-41757
HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-11-08. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(medium)
- EPSS
- 48.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 8, 2022
Last Modified
May 1, 2025
References (2)
- cve@mitrehttps://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2022-41757?
CVE-2022-41757 is a high vulnerability published on November 8, 2022. An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. A non-privileged user can make improper GPU processing operations to obtain write access to read-only memory, or obtain access to already freed memory. This affects Valhall r29p0 through r38p1 before r38p2, and r39p0 before r40p0.
When was CVE-2022-41757 disclosed?
CVE-2022-41757 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 8, 2022, with the most recent update on May 1, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-41757 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-41757 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 48.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-41757?
CVE-2022-41757 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-41757?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-41757, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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