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DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34324

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34324 PUBLISHED CVSS 4.900000095367432 MEDIUM

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).

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
4.900000095367432
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:11linux5.10.158-1, 5.10.113-1, 5.10.120-1
Debian:12linux6.1.38-1, 6.1.38-2~bpo11+1, 6.1.38-3

Timeline

  • Jan 5, 2024 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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