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NULL Pointer Dereference in Imagination PowerVR GPU driver

IdentifiersCVE-2025-46711CWE-476· NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE-2025-46711 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting the Imagination PowerVR GPU component referenced in the December 2025 Android Security Bulletin. The provided description states that software installed and run as a non-privileged user may issue improper GPU system calls that trigger kernel exceptions due to a NULL pointer dereference. Based on the available information, the flaw is a kernel-space NULL pointer dereference reachable through GPU-related system call handling, allowing an unprivileged local process to cause a fault in the kernel or GPU driver path.

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Successful exploitation allows a local, non-privileged application to trigger a kernel exception and cause denial of service. The available information supports service disruption and device instability or crash; there is no specific evidence in the provided content that this issue enables code execution or privilege escalation.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

Until patches are deployed, reduce exposure by limiting installation of untrusted applications, enforcing application allow-listing in managed environments, and prioritizing vendor/OEM updates for devices using affected Imagination PowerVR GPU components. Because the issue is locally reachable by a non-privileged app, standard mobile hardening measures that restrict arbitrary app installation materially reduce risk.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Apply the December 2025 Android security updates that include the Imagination PowerVR GPU fixes, preferably the 2025-12-05 patch level or later, and ensure OEM/vendor firmware and driver updates containing the CVE-2025-46711 fix are installed on affected devices.
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