CVE-2025-46710
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedPossible kernel exceptions caused by reading and writing kernel heap data after free.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is a kernel-level use-after-free vulnerability where the kernel continues to read or write heap memory after it has been freed, leading to memory corruption and potential kernel exceptions (crashes or system instability).
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 1.15, < 24.2= 24.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Imaginationtech DDK versionRun 'modinfo' on the imaginationtech kernel module or check /sys/module/*/version, or use 'ddkversion' command if availableAffected if installed version is >= 1.15 AND < 24.2, or equals exactly 24.2
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Verify kernel module is loadedRun 'lsmod | grep -i imag' or check /proc/modules for the imaginationtech driver moduleAffected if the affected DDK module is currently loaded in the kernel
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Confirm kernel is using affected DDKCheck dmesg or kernel logs for 'imagination' or 'img' driver initialization messages, or verify /dev/video* or /dev/dri/* devices are present from the DDKAffected if the kernel has initialized and is actively using the Imaginationtech driver components
You are affected if the Imaginationtech DDK version running in your kernel is 1.15 or higher but lower than 24.2, or exactly 24.2, and the driver module is loaded and active.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped24.2
Apply kernel security patches from the OS/vendor as they become available, as use-after-free vulnerabilities in the kernel typically require source-level fixes and cannot be mitigated through configuration alone.
Ddk version 24.3 or later (any stable release > 24.2)
- 1. Identify the current Ddk version in use by checking the driver or system documentation
- 2. Schedule a maintenance window for the update
- 3. Obtain the updated Ddk package from Imagination Technologies' official distribution channels
- 4. Backup current driver configuration and any dependent systems
- 5. Install the fixed Ddk version (> 24.2) following the standard upgrade procedure
- 6. Verify the driver loads correctly and test system stability
- 7. Monitor system logs for any kernel exceptions or unusual behavior
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA8.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-46710 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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