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CVE-2023-26083

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Information Disclosure Vulnerability — Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows a non-privileged user to make valid GPU proces
Published: Apr 7, 2023  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Information Disclosure Vulnerability — Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows a non-privileged user to make valid GPU processing operations that expose sensitive kernel metadata.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2023-26083 is a critical information disclosure vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver that allows unprivileged users to extract sensitive kernel metadata through GPU operations. With public exploits available, this poses immediate risk to devices using Mali GPUs. Patching is essential for all affected systems, particularly in Saudi Arabia's growing mobile and embedded device ecosystem.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 19, 2026 23:34
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
High impact on Saudi telecommunications sector (STC, Mobily, Zain) as Mali GPUs are prevalent in Android devices and IoT infrastructure. Government agencies and ARAMCO's digital infrastructure using embedded systems with Mali GPUs are at risk. Banking sector exposure through mobile banking applications on affected devices. Healthcare sector vulnerable through medical IoT devices and hospital management systems. Critical for NCA's cybersecurity oversight of national digital infrastructure.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Telecommunications (STC, Mobily, Zain) Banking and Financial Services Government and Public Administration Energy (ARAMCO and subsidiaries) Healthcare and Medical Devices Education Retail and E-commerce Manufacturing and Industrial IoT
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.7
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all devices using Arm Mali GPU drivers in your organization (smartphones, tablets, IoT devices, embedded systems)
2. Check current Mali GPU driver versions against Arm's security advisory
3. Disable GPU acceleration temporarily if patching cannot be completed immediately
4. Restrict unprivileged user access to GPU operations where possible

PATCHING GUIDANCE:
1. Apply latest Arm Mali GPU driver patches from official Arm repositories
2. For Android devices: Ensure devices receive latest security patches from manufacturers (Samsung, Qualcomm, etc.)
3. For embedded systems: Update kernel and GPU driver packages through vendor channels
4. Test patches in non-production environment before deployment

COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
1. Implement kernel hardening (SMACK, SELinux) to restrict GPU access
2. Monitor GPU memory access patterns for anomalous behavior
3. Disable GPU features not required for business operations
4. Implement application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized GPU access

DETECTION RULES:
1. Monitor for unusual GPU memory read operations from unprivileged processes
2. Alert on kernel metadata extraction attempts via GPU operations
3. Track GPU driver version compliance across all endpoints
4. Monitor for exploitation patterns: repeated GPU operations accessing kernel memory regions
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع الأجهزة التي تستخدم برامج تشغيل Arm Mali GPU في مؤسستك (الهواتف الذكية والأجهزة اللوحية وأجهزة IoT والأنظمة المدمجة)
2. التحقق من إصدارات برنامج تشغيل Mali GPU الحالية مقابل استشارة أمان Arm
3. تعطيل تسريع GPU مؤقتاً إذا لم يكن التصحيح ممكناً فوراً
4. تقييد وصول المستخدمين غير المميزين إلى عمليات GPU حيث أمكن

إرشادات التصحيح:
1. تطبيق أحدث تصحيحات برنامج تشغيل Arm Mali GPU من مستودعات Arm الرسمية
2. لأجهزة Android: تأكد من حصول الأجهزة على أحدث تصحيحات أمان من الشركات المصنعة
3. للأنظمة المدمجة: تحديث حزم النواة وبرنامج تشغيل GPU من خلال قنوات البائع
4. اختبار التصحيحات في بيئة غير الإنتاج قبل النشر

الضوابط التعويضية:
1. تنفيذ تقسية النواة (SMACK و SELinux) لتقييد وصول GPU
2. مراقبة أنماط وصول ذاكرة GPU للسلوك الشاذ
3. تعطيل ميزات GPU غير المطلوبة للعمليات التجارية
4. تنفيذ قائمة بيضاء للتطبيقات لمنع الوصول غير المصرح به إلى GPU

قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة عمليات قراءة ذاكرة GPU غير العادية من العمليات غير المميزة
2. التنبيه على محاولات استخراج بيانات وصفية النواة عبر عمليات GPU
3. تتبع توافق إصدار برنامج تشغيل GPU عبر جميع نقاط النهاية
4. مراقبة أنماط الاستغلال: عمليات GPU المتكررة التي تصل إلى مناطق ذاكرة النواة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies and Procedures ECC 2024 A.5.2.1 - User Access Management ECC 2024 A.5.3.1 - Cryptography and Data Protection ECC 2024 A.5.4.1 - Physical and Environmental Security ECC 2024 A.6.1.1 - Vulnerability Management
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.AM-2 - Hardware and Software Inventory SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access Control Policy SAMA CSF PR.PT-2 - Data Security SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - Asset Monitoring and Control SAMA CSF RS.MI-1 - Incident Response Planning
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.1 - Policies for Information Security ISO 27001:2022 A.5.2 - Information Security Roles and Responsibilities ISO 27001:2022 A.6.1 - Screening ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 - User Endpoint Devices ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2 - Privileged Access Rights
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security Patches and Updates PCI DSS 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
EPSS7.15%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2023-04-28
Published 2023-04-07
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 1
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
8.7
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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