CVE-2023-53084 Affecting kernel-libbpf package, versions <0:6.1.21-1.45.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNELLIBBPF-11444100
  • published5 Aug 2025
  • disclosed2 May 2025

Introduced: 2 May 2025

CVE-2023-53084  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel-libbpf to version 0:6.1.21-1.45.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-148.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-libbpf package and not the kernel-libbpf 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:

drm/shmem-helper: Remove another errant put in error path

drm_gem_shmem_mmap() doesn't own reference in error code path, resulting in the dma-buf shmem GEM object getting prematurely freed leading to a later use-after-free.

CVSS Base Scores

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