CVE-2023-5633
Published: Oct 23, 2023
Modified: Feb 25, 2026
CVSS v3.1
7.8
Description
The reference count changes made as part of the CVE-2023-33951 and CVE-2023-33952 fixes exposed a use-after-free flaw in the way memory objects were handled when they were being used to store a surface. When running inside a VMware guest with 3D acceleration enabled, a local, unprivileged user could potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | unaffected 0:4.18.0-513.11.1.rt7.313.el8_9 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | unaffected 0:4.18.0-513.11.1.el8_9 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support | unaffected 0:4.18.0-477.51.1.el8_8 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | unaffected 0:5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | unaffected 0:5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support | unaffected 0:5.14.0-284.75.1.el9_2 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support | unaffected 0:5.14.0-284.75.1.rt14.360.el9_2 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | All versions |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | All versions |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | All versions |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | All versions |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
References
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