# CVE-2024-4610: Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-4610-arm-mali-gpu-kernel-driver-use-after-free-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-06-12. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-4610 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-06-12

A use-after-free vulnerability in Arm Bifrost and Valhall GPU kernel drivers allows a local, non-privileged user to perform improper GPU memory processing operations. This flaw enables unauthorized access to already freed memory, potentially leading to local privilege escalation.

Vendors: [Arm](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/arm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-4610 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-4610 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 12 June 2024. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-4610?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 12 June 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Arm Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver r34p0 through r40p0; Arm Valhall GPU Kernel Driver r34p0 through r40p0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-4610?** 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-2024-4610 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-4610?** Check whether you run Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. 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 Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver r34p0 through r40p0
- Arm Valhall GPU Kernel Driver r34p0 through r40p0

## Timeline

- 2024-06-07: disclosed: NVD Published Date
- 2024-06-12: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2024-06-12: advisory: Published date provided in advisory metadata

## Related threats

- [Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-4211-arm-mali-gpu-kernel-driver-use-after-free-vulnerability)
