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Red Hat: CVE-2023-39198: kernel: QXL: race condition leading to use-after-free in qxl_mode_dumb_create() (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 9, 2023
Added
May 23, 2024
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

A race condition was found in the QXL driver in the Linux kernel. The qxl_mode_dumb_create() function dereferences the qobj returned by the qxl_gem_object_create_with_handle(), but the handle is the only one holding a reference to it. This flaw allows an attacker to guess the returned handle value and trigger a use-after-free issue, potentially leading to a denial of service or privilege escalation.

Solutions

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