CVE-2026-9040
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CVE-2026-9040 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.7/10 on the CVSS scale. A race condition vulnerability in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver, 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 memory processing operations to cause a denial of service or disclose sensitive information. This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r12p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r51p0, from r54p1 through r54p2; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r19p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0.. EPSS estimates a 0.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A race condition vulnerability in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver, 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 memory processing operations to cause a denial of service or disclose sensitive information. This issue affects Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver: from r12p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r51p0, from r54p1 through r54p2; Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r19p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r41p0 through r49p5, from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0.
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Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Arm Ltd | Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver | >= r12p0, <= r49p5; >= r50p0, <= r51p0; >= r54p1, <= r54p2 |
| Arm Ltd | Valhall GPU Kernel Driver | >= r19p0, <= r49p5; >= r50p0, <= r54p3; r55p0 |
| Arm Ltd | Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver | >= r41p0, <= r49p5; >= r50p0, <= r54p3; r55p0 |
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- Awaiting Analysis
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