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ghsa-3hmc-jxr7-rw7j
Vulnerability from github
Published
2023-10-24 00:31
Modified
2024-07-24 18:31
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
Details
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.
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CVE-2023-5633 (GCVE-0-2023-5633)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-10-23 21:58
Modified
2025-11-06 20:51
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-416 - Use After Free
Summary
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