CVE-2023-5633

CVE-2023-5633CVE-2023-5633

linux / linux_kernel

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.

Scoring

CVSS 7.8 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Last modified2026-11-04
Sourced from NVD. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.