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xen — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34327

[This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] AMD CPUs since ~2014 have extensions to normal x86 debugging functionality. Xen supports guests using these extensions. Unfortunately there are errors in Xen's handling of the guest state, leading to denials of service. 1) CVE-2023-34327 - An HVM vCPU can end up operating in the context of a previous vCPUs debug mask state. 2) CVE-2023-34328 - A PV vCPU can place a breakpoint over the live GDT. This allows the PV vCPU to exploit XSA-156 / CVE-2015-8104 and lock up the CPU entirely.

Products
xen
Affected versions
4.17.1+2-gb773c48e36-1, 4.17.2+55-g0b56bed864-1, 4.17.2-1
Fixed versions
4.17.2+55-g0b56bed864-1, 4.17.2+76-ge1f9cb16e2-1~deb12u1
CVEs
CVE-2023-34327
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 15:49 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34327

core-osv · Original source

Published 5 Jan 2024, 17:15 UTC

[This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] AMD CPUs since ~2014 have extensions to normal x86 debugging functionality. Xen supports guests using these extensions. Unfortunately there are errors in Xen's handling of the guest state, leading to denials of service. 1) CVE-2023-34327 - An HVM vCPU can end up operating in the context of a previous vCPUs debug mask state. 2) CVE-2023-34328 - A PV vCPU can place a breakpoint over the live GDT. This allows the PV vCPU to exploit XSA-156 / CVE-2015-8104 and lock up the CPU entirely.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34327

xen

Fixed versions: 4.17.2+76-ge1f9cb16e2-1~deb12u1

xen

Fixed versions: 4.17.2+55-g0b56bed864-1

xen

Fixed versions: 4.17.2+55-g0b56bed864-1

Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "[This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] AMD CPUs since ~2014 have extensions to normal x86 debugging functionality. Xen supports guests using these extensions. Unfortunately there are errors in Xen's handling of the guest state, leading to denials of service. 1) CVE-2023-34327 - An HVM vCPU can end up operating in the context of a previous vCPUs debug mask state. 2) CVE-2023-34328 - A PV vCPU can place a breakpoint over the live GDT. This allows the PV vCPU to exploit XSA-156 / CVE-2015-8104 and lock up the CPU entirely.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-26T18:01:59.443953372Z",
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