# CVE-2022-22706: Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Unspecified Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-22706-arm-mali-gpu-kernel-driver-unspecified-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-03-30. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-22706 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2023-03-30

The Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver contains a vulnerability that allows a non-privileged local user to gain write access to read-only memory pages. This memory corruption issue affects Midgard, Bifrost, and Valhall driver architectures within specific version ranges.

Technologies: [Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mali-graphics-processing-unit-gpu). Vendors: [Arm](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/arm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-22706 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2022-22706 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 30 March 2023. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2022-22706?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 30 March 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Arm Midgard GPU Kernel Driver r26p0 through r31p0; Arm Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver r0p0 through r35p0; Arm Valhall GPU Kernel Driver r19p0 through r35p0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-22706?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2022-22706 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-22706?** Check whether you run Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Arm Midgard GPU Kernel Driver r26p0 through r31p0
- Arm Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver r0p0 through r35p0
- Arm Valhall GPU Kernel Driver r19p0 through r35p0

## Timeline

- 2022-03-03: disclosed: NVD Published Date
- 2023-03-30: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

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