PT-2023-6463

CVE-2023-5633

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Published

2023-09-28

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Updated

2026-02-25

Description by

CVSS 3.1
7.8
High
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description The issue is related to the use of memory after it has been freed in the vmwgfx kernel module of Linux operating systems. This could potentially allow an attacker to elevate their privileges.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Impacts
Researchers
Vendors
Affected products
Weakness enumeration
CWE-416: Use After Free
CWE-911: Improper Update of Reference Count
Related identifiers
CVE-2023-5633
BDU:2023-07182
ALSA-2024:0113
ALT-PU-2023-7004
ALT-PU-2023-7787
ALT-PU-2023-7838
ALT-PU-2024-6818
AZL-31760
CESA-2024_0113
CESA-2024_0134
MGASA-2023-0328
MGASA-2023-0331
OPENSUSE-SU-2023_4730-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2023_4732-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2023_4734-1
RHSA-2024:0113
RHSA-2024_0113
RHSA-2024:0134
RHSA-2024_0134
RHSA-2024:0461
RHSA-2024_0461
RHSA-2024:1404
RHSA-2024:4823
RHSA-2024:4831
RLSA-2024:0134
SUSE-SU-2023:4730-1
SUSE-SU-2023:4732-1
SUSE-SU-2023:4734-1
SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1
SUSE-SU-2025:03633-1
SUSE-SU-2025:3725-1
USN-6503-1
USN-6537-1
USN-6572-1
USN-6688-1
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