Resource Exhaustion Affecting kernel-libbpf-static package, versions <0:6.1.128-136.201.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNELLIBBPFSTATIC-9525278
  • published27 Mar 2025
  • disclosed10 Feb 2025

Introduced: 10 Feb 2025

CVE-2025-21690  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel-libbpf-static to version 0:6.1.128-136.201.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-855.

NVD Description

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

scsi: storvsc: Ratelimit warning logs to prevent VM denial of service

If there's a persistent error in the hypervisor, the SCSI warning for failed I/O can flood the kernel log and max out CPU utilization, preventing troubleshooting from the VM side. Ratelimit the warning so it doesn't DoS the VM.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1