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🛡️ CVE-2023-33951 — enterprise-linux

🟡 CVSS 6.7 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-413 NVD
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CVSS Score
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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.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs administrative privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability low.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: High — administrative rights are needed first.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Changed — a successful attack reaches components beyond the vulnerable one.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.

Weakness class

CVE-2023-33951 is classified as CWE-413: Improper Resource Locking. The product does not lock or does not correctly lock a resource when the product must have exclusive access to the resource.

Affected software

CVE-2023-33951 is recorded against 4 packages.

  • enterprise-linux
  • enterprise-linux-for-real-time
  • enterprise-linux-for-real-time-for-nfv
  • linux-kernel (fixed in 6.3.9)

Timeline and source

Published on 24 July 2023 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

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Other advisories for this package

enterprise-linux has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-413: Improper Resource Locking) in other software:

CVE-2023-33951 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 6.7
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
CWE CWE-413
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2023-07-24
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-06-17

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
enterprise-linux
enterprise-linux-for-real-time
enterprise-linux-for-real-time-for-nfv
linux-kernel 6.3.9

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