CVE-2023-33951: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.3. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 6.3.9
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux: version 8.0 only; version 9.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux For Real Time: version 8.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv: version 8.0 only

Published 2023-07-24. Last modified 2026-06-17.