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
linux: linux kernel; redhat: codeready linux builder; redhat: codeready linux builder eus; redhat: codeready linux builder for arm64; redhat: codeready linux builder for arm64 eus; redhat: codeready linux builder for ibm z systems; redhat: codeready linux builder for ibm z systems eus; redhat: codeready linux builder for power little endian; redhat: codeready linux builder for power little endian eus; redhat: enterprise linux; redhat: enterprise linux eus; redhat: enterprise linux for arm 64; redhat: enterprise linux for arm 64 eus; redhat: enterprise linux for ibm z systems; redhat: enterprise linux for ibm z systems eus
References10
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2245663 Issue TrackingPatch
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2245663 Issue TrackingPatch
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0113 Third Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0134 Third Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0461 Third Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1404 Third Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4823 Third Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4831 Third Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5633 Third Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0113 Third Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 20 · as of 5 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-911CWE-416
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