CVE-2023-5633
Kernel: vmwgfx: reference count issue leads to use-after-free in surface handling
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.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka redhat, Red Hat
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА»
commercial·RU
linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
and 20 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
Attack Graph
Products CVE Techniques Tactics
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MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5633
access.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2245663
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/2023-September/424805.html
lists.freedesktop.org
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