July 7, 2023 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2021-29256 — Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2023-07-07- Federal due date
2023-07-28- Vendor
- Arm
- Product
- Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
- EPSS
- 85.9th percentile (score 0.030, as of
2026-07-13) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- ATT&CK
- T1005 , T1068 , T1203 · signal rollup
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29256
CISA short description
Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver contains a use-after-free vulnerability that may allow a non-privileged user to gain root privilege and/or disclose information.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.