CVE-2026-9040
Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows denial of service or disclosure of sensitive information
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Arm
Description
A race condition vulnerability in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver, 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 memory processing operations to cause a denial of service or disclose sensitive information. This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r12p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r51p0, from r54p1 through r54p2; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r19p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Awaiting Analysis | 3.1 | High7.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.13% · top 97% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.7.
Weakness
Affected products
Arm Ltd · Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver
- affected r12p0 – ≤ r49p5
- affected r50p0 – ≤ r51p0
- affected r54p1 – ≤ r54p2
Arm Ltd · Valhall GPU Kernel Driver
- affected r19p0 – ≤ r49p5
- affected r50p0 – ≤ r54p3
- affected r55p0
- unaffected r56p0
Arm Ltd · Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver
- affected r41p0 – ≤ r49p5
- affected r50p0 – ≤ r54p3
- affected r55p0
- unaffected r56p0
What to do
Solution: This issue has been fixed in the following versions: Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: r56p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: r56p0. Arm partners are recommended to upgrade to the latest applicable version as soon as possible.
References (1)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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