CVE-2023-53683 Affecting kernel-tools-devel package, versions <0:4.14.318-240.529.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-KERNELTOOLSDEVEL-13723988
  • published28 Oct 2025
  • disclosed7 Oct 2025

Introduced: 7 Oct 2025

CVE-2023-53683  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-tools-devel to version 0:4.14.318-240.529.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2100.

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:

fs: hfsplus: remove WARN_ON() from hfsplus_cat_{read,write}_inode()

syzbot is hitting WARN_ON() in hfsplus_cat_{read,write}_inode(), for crafted filesystem image can contain bogus length. There conditions are not kernel bugs that can justify kernel to panic.

CVSS Base Scores

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