Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-45202 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-45202 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-45202?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 21 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Imagination Technologies GPU DDK up to and including 25.2 RTM.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-45202?
- 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-2026-45202 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-45202?
- Check whether you run Imagination Technologies GPU DDK at an affected version. 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.
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in Imagination's GPU DDK kernel module and stems from improper state management in memory free paths for upgraded higher-order GPU allocations. When the kernel frees GPU memory, it fails to maintain proper state tracking, leading to memory leaks or double-free conditions. Non-privileged users can conduct improper GPU system calls to trigger these code paths without requiring authentication or special privileges. An attacker can trigger resource mismanagement resulting in GPU memory leaks and potential kernel heap corruption. The DDK kernel module has been updated in later releases to address proper resource state tracking during memory free operations.
Affected products
- Imagination Technologies GPU DDK up to and including 25.2 RTM
Timeline
- 2026-08-21: disclosed