Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
CVE-2023-33951
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 loca…
EPSS: 0.000 (0.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9, 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support — versions 0:4.18.0-477.51.1.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — versions 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support — versions 0:5.14.0-284.75.1.el9_2, 0:5.14.0-284.75.1.rt14.360.el9_2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- RHSA-2023:6583 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)
- RHSA-2023:6901 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)
- RHSA-2023:7077 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)
- RHSA-2024:1404 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)
- RHSA-2024:4823 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)
- RHSA-2024:4831 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-33951 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT)
- RHBZ#2218195 (issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-20110/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-33951?
- CVE-2023-33951 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, classified under CWE-413. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-07-24.
- How severe is CVE-2023-33951?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-33951 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.