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Imagination PowerVR GPU improper memory protection handling allows write access to read-only exported buffers

IdentifiersCVE-2025-58410CWE-284

CVE-2025-58410 is a high-severity vulnerability in an Imagination PowerVR GPU component addressed in the December 2025 Android Security Bulletin. According to the provided description, software running as a non-privileged user can issue improper GPU system calls and gain write permissions to memory buffers that were exported as read-only. The flaw is caused by improper handling of memory protections for the buffer resource, resulting in a failure to enforce the intended read-only access semantics on shared GPU memory buffers.

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Successful exploitation allows an unprivileged local process to bypass intended buffer access restrictions and obtain write access to GPU memory buffers that should be read-only. This can undermine memory isolation and integrity guarantees for shared graphics resources, potentially enabling tampering with data in those buffers, corruption of GPU-accessible memory, and follow-on security impact depending on how the affected buffers are used by other processes or privileged components.

Mitigation

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Until patches are deployed, reduce exposure by limiting installation and execution of untrusted local applications, especially on devices using affected Imagination PowerVR GPU components. Enterprise defenders should prioritize December 2025 Android security updates, verify OEM/vendor firmware inclusion for GPU-related fixes, and restrict sideloading or other avenues for untrusted code execution where possible. No more specific mitigation is available from the provided content.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Apply the vendor and OEM security updates that include the fix for CVE-2025-58410. In the Android ecosystem, this issue is listed among the Imagination PowerVR GPU vulnerabilities addressed in the December 2025 Android Security Bulletin, with full bulletin coverage at the 2025-12-05 patch level or later, subject to OEM integration of the relevant vendor patch.
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