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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.8 High

CVE-2023-5633

Kernel: vmwgfx: reference count issue leads to use-after-free in surface handling

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Status
Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
redhat

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Default version status: affected

  • 0:4.18.0-513.11.1.rt7.313.el8_9 to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Default version status: affected

  • 0:4.18.0-513.11.1.el8_9 to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support

Default version status: affected

  • 0:4.18.0-477.51.1.el8_8 to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Default version status: affected

  • 0:5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3 to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Default version status: affected

  • 0:5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3 to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support

Default version status: affected

  • 0:5.14.0-284.75.1.el9_2 to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support

Default version status: affected

  • 0:5.14.0-284.75.1.rt14.360.el9_2 to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Default version status: unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Default version status: unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Default version status: unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Default version status: affected

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