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● CVE — High

CVE-2023-5633

Vendorlinux, redhatProductlinux kernel, enterprise linux, enterprise linux eus, enterprise linux for arm 64, enterprise linux for arm 64 eus, enterprise linux for ibm z systems, enterprise linux for ibm z systems eus, enterprise linux for power little endian, enterprise linux for power little endian eus, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux server for power little endian update services for sap solutions, enterprise linux server tus, enterprise linux for real time, enterprise linux for real time for nfv, codeready linux builder, codeready linux builder eus, codeready linux builder for power little endian eus, codeready linux builder for ibm z systems, codeready linux builder for power little endian, codeready linux builder for arm64, codeready linux builder for arm64 eus, codeready linux builder for ibm z systems eusDiscoveredOct 23, 2023UpdatedNov 4, 2026

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.

CVSS v3.1
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
0.28%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 25, 2026
● 0.00pp
0.28% → 0.28% over 3 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
24 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Oct 23, 2023
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 4, 2026