CVE-2023-5633

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-5633
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-10-23 22:15:00 UTC
Updated2024-01-25 20:15:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 6.6 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 6.6 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 6.6 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 6.6 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 6.6 rc5 All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 9.0 All All All

References

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Red Hat access.redhat.com
Red Hat access.redhat.com
cve-details MISC access.redhat.com
2245663 – (CVE-2023-5633) CVE-2023-5633 kernel: vmwgfx: reference count issue leads to use-after-free in surface handling MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
Red Hat access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 161404 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2024-0461)
  • 199938 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-6503-1)
  • 199982 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (GCP) Vulnerability (USN-6537-1)
  • 200182 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-6688-1)
  • 242839 Red Hat Update for kernel (RHSA-2024:0461)
  • 243087 Red Hat Update for kernel (RHSA-2024:1404)
  • 941540 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel (ALSA-2024:0113)
  • 961107 Rocky Linux Security Update for kernel-rt (RLSA-2024:0134)
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