CVE-2026-22166
WebGPU Content Write UAF Crash in GPU GLES Library
Publication date: 2026-05-01
Last updated on: 2026-05-01
Assigner: imaginationtech
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| CWE ID | Description |
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| CWE-416 | The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer. |
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How does this vulnerability affect compliance with common standards and regulations (like GDPR, HIPAA)?:
The provided information does not specify any direct impact of this vulnerability on compliance with common standards and regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA.
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability occurs when a web page containing unusual WebGPU content is loaded into the GPU GLES render process, which can trigger a write Use-After-Free (UAF) crash in the GPU GLES user-space shared library.
On certain platforms, if the process executing the graphics workload has system privileges, this vulnerability could enable further exploits on the system.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can cause a write Use-After-Free crash in the GPU GLES user-space shared library, potentially leading to system instability or crashes.
More critically, on platforms where the graphics workload process has system privileges, this vulnerability could be exploited to gain further control over the system, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.