Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime Affecting kernel-tools-devel package, versions <0:6.1.49-69.116.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNELTOOLSDEVEL-14049188
  • published19 Nov 2025
  • disclosed24 Oct 2025

Introduced: 24 Oct 2025

NewCVE-2023-53733  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-664  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel-tools-devel to version 0:6.1.49-69.116.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-330.

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:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

net: sched: cls_u32: Undo tcf_bind_filter if u32_replace_hw_knode

When u32_replace_hw_knode fails, we need to undo the tcf_bind_filter operation done at u32_set_parms.

CVSS Base Scores

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