# ALAS2023-2023-169: Security update for 19 packages

ALAS2023-2023-169, released April 27, 2023, fixes 22 CVEs across 19 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-169
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Apr 27, 2023
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2023-2124, high severity)
- CVEs: 22, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-169.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [bpftool](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/bpftool.md) | amzn 2023 | 6.1.25-37.47.amzn2023 |
| [bpftool-debuginfo](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/bpftool-debuginfo.md) | amzn 2023 | 6.1.25-37.47.amzn2023 |
| [kernel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel.md) | amzn 2023 | 6.1.25-37.47.amzn2023 |
| [kernel-debuginfo](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debuginfo.md) | amzn 2023 | 6.1.25-37.47.amzn2023 |
| [kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64.md) | amzn 2023 | 6.1.25-37.47.amzn2023 |
| [kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debuginfo-common-x86-64.md) | amzn 2023 | 6.1.25-37.47.amzn2023 |
| [kernel-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-devel.md) | amzn 2023 | 6.1.25-37.47.amzn2023 |
| [kernel-headers](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-headers.md) | amzn 2023 | 6.1.25-37.47.amzn2023 |
| [kernel-libbpf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-libbpf.md) | amzn 2023 | 6.1.25-37.47.amzn2023 |
| [kernel-libbpf-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-libbpf-devel.md) | amzn 2023 | 6.1.25-37.47.amzn2023 |
| [kernel-libbpf-static](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-libbpf-static.md) | amzn 2023 | 6.1.25-37.47.amzn2023 |
| [kernel-livepatch-6.1.25-37.47](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-livepatch-6.1.25-37.47.md) | amzn 2023 | 1.0-0.amzn2023 |
| [kernel-tools](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools.md) | amzn 2023 | 6.1.25-37.47.amzn2023 |
| [kernel-tools-debuginfo](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-debuginfo.md) | amzn 2023 | 6.1.25-37.47.amzn2023 |
| [kernel-tools-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-devel.md) | amzn 2023 | 6.1.25-37.47.amzn2023 |
| [perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/perf.md) | amzn 2023 | 6.1.25-37.47.amzn2023 |
| [perf-debuginfo](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/perf-debuginfo.md) | amzn 2023 | 6.1.25-37.47.amzn2023 |
| [python3-perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-perf.md) | amzn 2023 | 6.1.25-37.47.amzn2023 |
| [python3-perf-debuginfo](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-perf-debuginfo.md) | amzn 2023 | 6.1.25-37.47.amzn2023 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2023-2124](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-2124.md) | High | bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: u... | 8.1 | 0.0049 |  |
| [CVE-2023-53372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-53372.md) | High | kernel-devel: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: n... | 7.8 | 0.0039 |  |
| [CVE-2023-53680](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-53680.md) | High | linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  NFSD: Avoid calling OPDESC() with ops->opnum ==... | 7.8 | 0.0031 |  |
| [CVE-2023-53824](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-53824.md) | High | linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  netlink: annotate lockless accesses to nlk->max_... | 7.8 | 0.0021 |  |
| [CVE-2023-54003](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-54003.md) | High | bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  For more de... | 8.0 | 0.0021 |  |
| [CVE-2023-53987](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-53987.md) | High | linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  ping: Fix potentail NULL deref for /proc/net/icmp | n/a | 0.0020 |  |
| [CVE-2023-54128](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-54128.md) | High | linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  fs: drop peer group ids under namespace lock  Wh... | 7.8 | 0.0017 |  |
| [CVE-2023-53522](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-53522.md) | High | linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  cgroup,freezer: hold cpu_hotplug_lock before fre... | 7.8 | 0.0015 |  |
| [CVE-2023-54202](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-54202.md) | High | linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  drm/i915: fix race condition UAF in i915_perf_ad... | 7.8 | 0.0015 |  |
| [CVE-2023-53525](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-53525.md) | High | kernel-debug-devel: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  For more de... | 8.0 | 0.0015 |  |
| [CVE-2023-53623](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-53623.md) | High | bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  For more de... | 8.0 | 0.0014 |  |
| [CVE-2023-53186](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-53186.md) | Routine | linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  skbuff: Fix a race between coalescing and releas... | 4.7 | 0.0027 |  |
| [CVE-2023-53634](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-53634.md) | Routine | kernel-64k-core: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: n... | 5.5 | 0.0022 |  |
| [CVE-2023-54265](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-54265.md) | Routine | kernel: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: t... | 5.5 | 0.0021 |  |
| [CVE-2023-54176](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-54176.md) | Routine | bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: n... | 5.8 | 0.0020 |  |
| [CVE-2023-54041](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-54041.md) | Routine | bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: n... | 5.5 | 0.0019 |  |
| [CVE-2023-53375](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-53375.md) | Routine | linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  tracing: Free error logs of tracing instances  W... | 5.5 | 0.0016 |  |
| [CVE-2023-53241](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-53241.md) | Routine | kernel-abi-stablelists: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: t... | 5.5 | 0.0016 |  |
| [CVE-2023-53273](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-53273.md) | Routine | kernel-devel: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  The following packages have be... | 5.5 | 0.0016 |  |
| [CVE-2023-53198](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-53198.md) | Routine | bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: n... | 5.5 | 0.0016 |  |
| [CVE-2023-53296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-53296.md) | Routine | kernel-abi-stablelists: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: t... | 5.5 | 0.0015 |  |
| [CVE-2023-53188](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-53188.md) | Routine | kernel-abi-stablelists: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: t... | 4.7 | 0.0011 |  |

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