Use After Free Affecting kernel-livepatch-6.1.119-129.201 package, versions <0:1.0-0.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNELLIVEPATCH61119129201-9296688
  • published7 Mar 2025
  • disclosed2 Dec 2024

Introduced: 2 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-53103  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel-livepatch-6.1.119-129.201 to version 0:1.0-0.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-802.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-livepatch-6.1.119-129.201 package and not the kernel-livepatch-6.1.119-129.201 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:

hv_sock: Initializing vsk->trans to NULL to prevent a dangling pointer

When hvs is released, there is a possibility that vsk->trans may not be initialized to NULL, which could lead to a dangling pointer. This issue is resolved by initializing vsk->trans to NULL.

CVSS Base Scores

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