CVE-2023-52433 Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNELHEADERS-6516653
  • published3 Apr 2024
  • disclosed20 Feb 2024

Introduced: 20 Feb 2024

CVE-2023-52433  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel-headers to version 0:6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-385.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-headers package and not the kernel-headers package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

netfilter: nft_set_rbtree: skip sync GC for new elements in this transaction

New elements in this transaction might expired before such transaction ends. Skip sync GC for such elements otherwise commit path might walk over an already released object. Once transaction is finished, async GC will collect such expired element.

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