Medium severity · published Dec 1, 2025
CVE-2025-2879
Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows improper GPU processing operations
5.1
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in 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 processing operations to expose sensitive data.This issue affects Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r29p0 through r49p4, from r50p0 through r54p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p4, from r50p0 through r54p0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
A5
Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver · Arm Ltd
r41p0 through r49p4; r50p0 through r54p0 · source: vendor
VG
Valhall GPU Kernel Driver · Arm Ltd
r29p0 through r49p4; r50p0 through r54p0 · source: vendor, NVD
5G
5th Gen Gpu Architecture Kernel Driver · Arm
r41p0 before r49p5; r50p0 before r54p1 · source: NVD
Affected product
A5
Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver
Arm Ltd
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2879
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-2879
Vendor Advisory
https://developer.arm.com/documentation/110697/latest/
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