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CVE-2022-22706

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Unspecified Vulnerability — Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows a non-privileged user to achieve write access to read-only memory pa
Published: Mar 30, 2023  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Unspecified Vulnerability — Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows a non-privileged user to achieve write access to read-only memory pages.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2022-22706 is a critical vulnerability in Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver allowing non-privileged users to gain write access to read-only memory pages, with a CVSS score of 9.0. This vulnerability poses severe risks to devices utilizing Mali GPUs, including smartphones, tablets, and embedded systems prevalent in Saudi Arabia. Exploitation is possible and patches are available, requiring immediate deployment across affected infrastructure.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 21, 2026 13:26
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability significantly impacts Saudi Arabia's telecommunications sector (STC, Mobily, Zain) affecting millions of mobile devices, government agencies using Mali GPU-equipped devices, healthcare institutions relying on medical devices with Mali GPUs, and financial institutions with mobile banking infrastructure. ARAMCO and energy sector IoT devices may also be affected. The ability to write to read-only memory enables privilege escalation, data exfiltration, and persistent malware installation on critical infrastructure.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Telecommunications (STC, Mobily, Zain) Government and Public Administration Banking and Financial Services Healthcare Energy (ARAMCO) Manufacturing and Industrial IoT Education
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all devices using Arm Mali GPU drivers in your organization (smartphones, tablets, embedded systems, IoT devices)
2. Prioritize critical infrastructure and government systems for patching
3. Implement network segmentation to isolate affected devices from sensitive systems

PATCHING GUIDANCE:
1. Apply latest Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver patches from Arm's official security advisories
2. For mobile devices: Deploy OS updates from manufacturers (Samsung, Huawei, etc.) that include Mali driver patches
3. For embedded systems: Update firmware from device manufacturers
4. Verify patch installation through driver version verification tools

COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if immediate patching unavailable):
1. Disable GPU acceleration where operationally feasible
2. Restrict user access to GPU-intensive applications
3. Implement strict application whitelisting
4. Monitor for suspicious memory access patterns

DETECTION RULES:
1. Monitor for unauthorized write operations to read-only memory segments
2. Alert on privilege escalation attempts from GPU driver context
3. Track unusual GPU memory allocation patterns
4. Monitor for kernel module loading anomalies
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع الأجهزة التي تستخدم برامج تشغيل Arm Mali GPU في مؤسستك (الهواتف الذكية والأجهزة اللوحية والأنظمة المدمجة وأجهزة إنترنت الأشياء)
2. إعطاء الأولوية للبنية التحتية الحرجة والأنظمة الحكومية للتصحيح
3. تنفيذ تقسيم الشبكة لعزل الأجهزة المتأثرة عن الأنظمة الحساسة

إرشادات التصحيح:
1. تطبيق أحدث تصحيحات برنامج تشغيل نواة Arm Mali GPU من استشارات أمان Arm الرسمية
2. للأجهزة المحمولة: نشر تحديثات نظام التشغيل من الشركات المصنعة (Samsung و Huawei وغيرها) التي تتضمن تصحيحات برنامج التشغيل
3. للأنظمة المدمجة: تحديث البرامج الثابتة من الشركات المصنعة للأجهزة
4. التحقق من تثبيت التصحيح من خلال أدوات التحقق من إصدار برنامج التشغيل

الضوابط البديلة (إذا لم يكن التصحيح الفوري متاحاً):
1. تعطيل تسريع وحدة معالجة الرسومات حيث يكون ذلك ممكناً من الناحية التشغيلية
2. تقييد وصول المستخدم إلى تطبيقات GPU كثيفة الاستخدام
3. تنفيذ قائمة بيضاء صارمة للتطبيقات
4. مراقبة أنماط الوصول إلى الذاكرة المريبة

قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة عمليات الكتابة غير المصرح بها إلى أجزاء الذاكرة المحمية من الكتابة
2. تنبيهات محاولات تصعيد الامتيازات من سياق برنامج تشغيل GPU
3. تتبع أنماط تخصيص ذاكرة GPU غير العادية
4. مراقبة شذوذ تحميل وحدة النواة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Monitoring and logging
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.RA-1 - Asset management and vulnerability identification PR.IP-12 - System and information integrity DE.CM-8 - Vulnerability scans
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy A.12.2.1 - Monitoring and logging
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
Requirement 6.2 - Security patches and updates Requirement 11.2 - Vulnerability scanning
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Arm:Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS0.09%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2023-04-20
Published 2023-03-30
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 1
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.2
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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