CVE-2021-28663

HIGH KEV

Arm Bifrost/Midgard/Valhall GPU Kernel Driver - Use-After-Free in GPU Memory Operations

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2021-28663 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added November 3, 2021. EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including lntrx.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional PoC exploit for CVE-2021-28663, a design flaw in the Mali GPU Android Kernel Driver. The exploit demonstrates an information leak by manipulating GPU memory mappings to achieve read-only access to kernel memory from user space.

Description

The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows privilege escalation or information disclosure because GPU memory operations are mishandled, leading to a use-after-free. This affects Bifrost r0p0 through r28p0 before r29p0, Valhall r19p0 through r28p0 before r29p0, and Midgard r4p0 through r30p0.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 122 stars
by lntrx · local
https://github.com/lntrx/CVE-2021-28663

This repository contains a functional PoC exploit for CVE-2021-28663, a design flaw in the Mali GPU Android Kernel Driver. The exploit demonstrates an information leak by manipulating GPU memory mappings to achieve read-only access to kernel memory from user space.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Mali GPU Android Kernel Driver (versions affected by CVE-2021-28663)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable Android device with Mali GPU · Ability to execute code on the target device
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0362
EPSS Percentile 88.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation active
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CISA KEV 2021-11-03
VulnCheck KEV 2021-05-03
InTheWild.io 2021-05-03
ENISA EUVD EUVD-2021-15327
CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (3)
arm/bifrost_gpu_kernel_driver r0p0 - r29p0
arm/midgard_gpu_kernel_driver r4p0 - r31p0
arm/valhall_gpu_kernel_driver r19p0 - r29p0
Published May 10, 2021
KEV Added Nov 03, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026