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CVE-2023-5633 — The reference count changes made as part of the CVE-2023-33951 and CVE-2023-3395

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, unp

CVSS
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
0.01% (top 97.30%)
CWE
CWE-911
Published
2023-10-23T21:58:59.776Z
Last modified
2026-02-25T18:18:46.472Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:4.18.0-513.11.1.rt7.313.el8_9
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:4.18.0-513.11.1.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 90:5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 90:5.14.0-362.18.1.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

CVE-2023-33951
Cited in vendor advisory
CVE-2023-33952
Cited in vendor advisory

08Timeline

09References

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