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CVE-2023-4211 Arm CVE debrief

CVE-2023-4211 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver that CISA lists in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Because CISA marked it as known exploited, organizations using affected Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver deployments should treat remediation as urgent and follow vendor mitigation guidance as soon as possible.

Vendor
Arm
Product
Mali GPU Kernel Driver
CVSS
Unknown
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2023-10-03
Original CVE updated
2023-10-03
Advisory published
2023-10-03
Advisory updated
2023-10-03

Who should care

Any organization operating systems or devices that rely on the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver should prioritize this issue, especially where vendor mitigations need to be applied quickly or where the product cannot be safely maintained.

Technical summary

The supplied corpus identifies CVE-2023-4211 as a use-after-free vulnerability affecting the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. The official sources provided do not include deeper technical detail in this corpus, but CISA’s KEV listing confirms it is a known exploited vulnerability and directs defenders to apply vendor mitigations or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Defensive priority

High. CISA added this CVE to KEV on 2023-10-03 and set a remediation due date of 2023-10-24, indicating urgent defensive attention is warranted.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Review Arm’s official security guidance for Mali GPU Driver Vulnerabilities.
  • Apply vendor mitigations or patches as soon as they are available.
  • If mitigations are unavailable, discontinue use of the product as directed by CISA.
  • Inventory systems that use the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver and prioritize exposure assessment.
  • Track remediation status against the CISA KEV due date and verify fixes are deployed.

Evidence notes

This debrief is limited to the supplied CVE record, the CISA KEV entry, and the official CVE/NVD links provided. The corpus confirms the vulnerability type, vendor/product, and KEV status, but does not provide exploit mechanics, affected versions, or impact details.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2023-4211 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4211

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2023-4211 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4211

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.