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ALPINE-CVE-2023-34327

MediumCVSS 5.5 / 10
Published Jan 5, 2024·Last modified Dec 3, 2025
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

[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.

Risk Scores
Base Score
5.5

The vulnerability requires local access to the device to be exploited. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
5.1

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

Related Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2023-34327
    Upstream
  • EUVD-2023-38408
    Upstream

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