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CVE-2023-33952

UNKNOWN
Published 2023-07-24T15:19:18.913Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
6.7
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2023.03.01
0.004
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.4% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-01-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.730
Higher than 73.0% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

A double-free vulnerability was found in handling vmw_buffer_object objects in the vmwgfx driver in the Linux kernel. This issue occurs due to the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing further free operations on the object, which may allow a local privileged user to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the kernel.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

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GHSA-8f4h-wr7j-w67m

Advisory Details

A double-free vulnerability was found in the vmwgfx driver in the Linux kernel. The flaw exists within the handling of vmw_buffer_object objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing further free operations on the object. This flaw allows a local privileged user to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the kernel.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: July 24, 2023, Modified: July 24, 2024

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Published: 2023-07-24T15:19:18.913Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-15T17:00:08.422Z
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