CVE-2026-9034 PUBLISHED

Mali GPU Userspace Driver allows access to already freed memory

Assigner: Arm
Reserved: 19.05.2026 Published: 08.09.2026 Updated: 08.09.2026

Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Userspace Driver, Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Userspace Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Userspace Driver allows a non-privileged user process to perform valid GPU processing operations, including via WebGL or WebGPU, to access already freed memory.

This issue affects Bifrost GPU Userspace Driver: from r42p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r51p0, from r54p1 through r54p3; Valhall GPU Userspace Driver: from r42p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Userspace Driver: from r42p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0.

Product Status

Vendor Arm Ltd
Product Bifrost GPU Userspace Driver
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from r42p0 to r49p5 (incl.)
  • affected from r50p0 to r51p0 (incl.)
  • affected from r54p1 to r54p3 (incl.)
Vendor Arm Ltd
Product Valhall GPU Userspace Driver
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from r42p0 to r49p5 (incl.)
  • affected from r50p0 to r54p3 (incl.)
  • Version r55p0 is affected
  • Version r56p0 is unaffected
Vendor Arm Ltd
Product Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Userspace Driver
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from r42p0 to r49p5 (incl.)
  • affected from r50p0 to r54p3 (incl.)
  • Version r55p0 is affected
  • Version r56p0 is unaffected

Solutions

This issue has been fixed in the following versions: Valhall GPU Userspace Driver: r56p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Userspace Driver: r56p0. Arm partners are recommended to upgrade to the latest applicable version as soon as possible.

Credits

  • Florian Schweitzer (aff. Certitude Consulting GmbH) finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-416 Use After Free CWE