Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting bpftool package, versions <0:7.3.0-427.13.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-BPFTOOL-14239646
  • published9 Dec 2025
  • disclosed8 Dec 2025

Introduced: 8 Dec 2025

CVE-2023-53743  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-772  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 bpftool to version 0:7.3.0-427.13.1.el9_4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bpftool package and not the bpftool package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

PCI: Free released resource after coalescing

release_resource() doesn't actually free the resource or resource list entry so free the resource list entry to avoid a leak.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1