CVE-2022-36449

An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. A non-privileged user can make improper GPU processing operations to gain access to already freed memory, write a limited amount outside of buffer bounds, or to disclose details of memory mappings. This affects Midgard r4p0 through r32p0, Bifrost r0p0 through r38p0 and r39p0 before r38p1, and Valhall r19p0 through r38p0 and r39p0 before r38p1.

Published: 2022-08-31 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-36449 is rated Moderate Risk (45.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.88%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-36449

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.43% 0.88% +0.45%
2 2026-06-09 0.89% 0.43% -0.46%
3 2026-02-08 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-36449

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 2.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-36449

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-36449

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
arm bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver >= r0p0, <= r38p0 cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
arm bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver r39p0 cpe:2.3:a:arm:bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver:r39p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
arm midgard_gpu_kernel_driver >= r4p0, <= r32p0 cpe:2.3:a:arm:midgard_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
arm valhall_gpu_kernel_driver >= r19p0, <= r38p0 cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
arm valhall_gpu_kernel_driver r39p0 cpe:2.3:a:arm:valhall_gpu_kernel_driver:r39p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-36449

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