CVE-2023-53191 Affecting kernel-tools-devel package, versions <0:4.14.309-231.529.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-KERNELTOOLSDEVEL-13451170
  • published8 Oct 2025
  • disclosed15 Sept 2025

Introduced: 15 Sep 2025

NewCVE-2023-53191  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-tools-devel to version 0:4.14.309-231.529.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-1987.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools-devel package and not the kernel-tools-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

irqchip/alpine-msi: Fix refcount leak in alpine_msix_init_domains

of_irq_find_parent() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, We should use of_node_put() on it when not needed anymore. Add missing of_node_put() to avoid refcount leak.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1