CVE-2023-5633
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-911
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.75
- Linux Kernel < 6.5.8
- Linux Kernel 6.6
- Redhat Codeready Linux Builder 8.0
- Redhat Codeready Linux Builder 9.0
- Redhat Codeready Linux Builder Eus 8.8
- Redhat Codeready Linux Builder Eus 9.2
- Redhat Codeready Linux Builder Eus 9.4
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2245663
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2245663
References
- 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-2024:4823
- 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
- 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-2024:4823
- 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