ARM Mali GPU Architecture: From Utgard to Drage

ARM Mali GPU Architecture: From Utgard to Drage

ARM’s dominance in the mobile CPU market is well-known, and in the mobile GPU sector, apart from Apple and Qualcomm, most other chip suppliers, such as MTK, Unisoc, and others, predominantly use Mali GPUs. To date, ARM has released five generations of architectures, each serving 3-4 years. These architectures are Utgard, Midgard, Bifrost, Valhall, and … Read more

Arm Mali GPU Vulnerability Allows Bypassing MTE and Arbitrary Kernel Code Execution

Arm Mali GPU Vulnerability Allows Bypassing MTE and Arbitrary Kernel Code Execution

A serious vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-0072 has been discovered in the Arm Mali GPU driver, posing a significant threat to devices with newer Mali GPUs that utilize the Command Stream Frontend (CSF) architecture, including Google’s Pixel 7, Pixel 8, and 9 series. This vulnerability was reported to Arm by security researchers on December 12, 2024, … Read more