CVE-2023-34324
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 5.10 - Deadlock via Event Channel Closure
Title source: llmDescription
Closing of an event channel in the Linux kernel can result in a deadlock. This happens when the close is being performed in parallel to an unrelated Xen console action and the handling of a Xen console interrupt in an unprivileged guest. The closing of an event channel is e.g. triggered by removal of a paravirtual device on the other side. As this action will cause console messages to be issued on the other side quite often, the chance of triggering the deadlock is not neglectable. Note that 32-bit Arm-guests are not affected, as the 32-bit Linux kernel on Arm doesn't use queued-RW-locks, which are required to trigger the issue (on Arm32 a waiting writer doesn't block further readers to get the lock).
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Various Sources
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-441.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-441.html
Scores
CVSS v3
4.9
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
20.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-400
Status
published
Products (2)
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.10
xen/xen
Published
Jan 05, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026