CVE-2023-5633

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    CVE-2023-5633

    Published: 23 Oct 2023Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4823, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0113, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0134, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0461, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1404, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4831, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5633, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2245663

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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