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CVE-2023-33951 — A race condition vulnerability was found in the vmwgfx driver in the Linux kerne

A race condition vulnerability was found in the vmwgfx driver in the Linux kernel. The flaw exists within the handling of GEM objects. The issue results from improper locking when performing operations on an object. This flaw allows a local privileged user to disclose information

CVSS
6.7 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.01% (top 99.70%)
CWE
CWE-413
Published
2023-07-24T15:19:24.967Z
Last modified
2026-02-18T19:19:06.849Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

01What is this vulnerability?

A race condition vulnerability was found in the vmwgfx driver in the Linux kernel. The flaw exists within the handling of GEM objects. The issue results from improper locking when performing operations on an object. This flaw allows a local privileged user to disclose information in the context of the kernel.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support0:4.18.0-477.51.1.el8_8
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 90:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 90:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support0:5.14.0-284.75.1.el9_2
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support0:5.14.0-284.75.1.rt14.360.el9_2
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9unspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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