Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 24, 2023· Updated Feb 18, 2026

Kernel: vmwgfx: race condition leading to information disclosure vulnerability

CVE-2023-33951

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.

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Affected products

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Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Servercpe-rescue6 versions
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::nfv+ 5 more
- cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::nfvrange: 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9
- cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamrange: 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosrange: 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Supportv5
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8::crb
Range: 0:4.18.0-477.51.1.el8_8
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Supportv52 versions
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2::nfv+ 1 more
- cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2::nfvrange: 0:5.14.0-284.75.1.rt14.360.el9_2
- cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2::baseosrange: 0:5.14.0-284.75.1.el9_2
Ubuntu/Linux Kernelllm-fuzzy
osv-coords99 versions
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< 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9+ 98 more
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
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Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6583mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6901mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7077mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1404mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4823mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4831mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-33951mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitreissue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-20110/mitre

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