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Red Hat: CVE-2023-33951: kernel: vmwgfx: race condition leading to information disclosure vulnerability (Multiple Advisories)

Name: Red Hat: CVE-2023-33951: kernel: vmwgfx: race condition leading to information disclosure vulnerability (Multiple Advisories)
Creator: Red Hat
Published: 2023-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
Keywords: CVE, CWE-362, CWE-413, CWE-667, Red Hat, 2023, 33951, kernel, redhat-upgrade-kernel, redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt, Severity 5

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:N/A:P)

Published

Jul 24, 2023

Added

Nov 8, 2023

Modified

Mar 27, 2026

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.

Solutions

redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

References

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