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Permalink CVE-2023-33951
6.7 MEDIUM
  • CVSS version: 3.1
  • Attack vector (AV): LOCAL
  • Attack complexity (AC): LOW
  • Privileges required (PR): HIGH
  • User interaction (UI): NONE
  • Scope (S): CHANGED
  • Confidentiality impact (C): HIGH
  • Integrity impact (I): NONE
  • Availability impact (A): LOW
created 6 months ago
Kernel: vmwgfx: race condition leading to information disclosure vulnerability

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.

References

Affected products

kernel
  • ==6.4-rc1
  • *
kernel-rt
  • *

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