CVE-2023-5633

7.8 HIGH
Published: October 23, 2023 Modified: February 25, 2026
View on NVD

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0113
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0134
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0461
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1404
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4823
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4831
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5633
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2245663
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0113
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0134
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0461
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1404
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4823
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4831
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5633
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2245663
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
3th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

linux redhat