CVE-2025-8045

Name: CVE-2025-8045
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-12-01T11:15:48.957+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 4/10EPSS 0.16%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-8045 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4/10 on the CVSS scale. Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user process to perform improper GPU processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.This issue affects Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r53p0 through r54p1; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r53p0 through r54p1.. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user process to perform improper GPU processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.This issue affects Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r53p0 through r54p1; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r53p0 through r54p1.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

4/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.16%

5.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Arm	5th Gen Gpu Architecture Kernel Driver	>= r53p0, < r54p2
Arm	Valhall Gpu Kernel Driver	>= r53p0, < r54p2

References

https://developer.arm.com/documentation/110697/latest/Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 1, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-8045?

How severe is CVE-2025-8045?

CVE-2025-8045 has a CVSS score of 4/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.16% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-8045?

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Source: NVD / NIST