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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 23, 2023· Updated Feb 25, 2026

Kernel: vmwgfx: reference count issue leads to use-after-free in surface handling

CVE-2023-5633

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.

Affected products

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Patches

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