CVE-2023-53304 Affecting perf package, versions <0:6.1.49-69.116.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PERF-13552628
  • published15 Oct 2025
  • disclosed16 Sept 2025

Introduced: 16 Sep 2025

NewCVE-2023-53304  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 perf 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 perf package and not the perf 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: fix overlap expiration walk

The lazy gc on insert that should remove timed-out entries fails to release the other half of the interval, if any.

Can be reproduced with tests/shell/testcases/sets/0044interval_overlap_0 in nftables.git and kmemleak enabled kernel.

Second bug is the use of rbe_prev vs. prev pointer. If rbe_prev() returns NULL after at least one iteration, rbe_prev points to element that is not an end interval, hence it should not be removed.

Lastly, check the genmask of the end interval if this is active in the current generation.

CVSS Base Scores

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