Medium severity6.7NVD Advisory· Published Jul 24, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

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

114

Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Servercpe-rescue8 versions
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::nfv+ 7 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
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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
Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=6.3.9
- (no CPE)
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux For Real Time2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_real_time:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_real_time:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_real_time_for_nfv:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osv-coords99 versions
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pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-ESPOS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-ESPOS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-ESPOS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 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pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_22&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-ESPOS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-ESPOS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-ESPOS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP5-LTSS
< 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9+ 98 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- (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
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1.150500.6.2.5
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1.150500.6.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1.150500.6.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1.150500.6.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1.150500.6.2.5
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1.150500.6.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1.150500.6.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150500.11.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150500.11.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150500.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.82.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.82.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6583nvdThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6901nvdThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7077nvdThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-33951nvdThird Party Advisory
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-20110/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1404nvd
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4823nvd
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4831nvd

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