CVE-2023-33951

Kernel: vmwgfx: race condition leading to information disclosure vulnerability

State
Published
Severity
6.7 Medium
Published
Jul 24, 2023
Updated
Feb 18, 2026
Reserved
May 24, 2023

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Description

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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.16.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:Lredhat

Weaknesses

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
  • 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
  • 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update SupportRed Hat
  • 0:4.18.0-477.51.1.el8_8 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
  • 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
  • 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update SupportRed Hat
  • 0:5.14.0-284.75.1.el9_2 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update SupportRed Hat
  • 0:5.14.0-284.75.1.rt14.360.el9_2 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat
        Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat

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