# CVE-2023-34325: xen: [This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to...

CVE-2023-34325 is fixed in xen on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34325, released January 5, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-34325
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.8 (high)
- EPSS: 0.0026
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jan 5, 2024

## Description

[This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.]  libfsimage contains parsing code for several filesystems, most of them based on grub-legacy code.  libfsimage is used by pygrub to inspect guest disks.  Pygrub runs as the same user as the toolstack (root in a priviledged domain).  At least one issue has been reported to the Xen Security Team that allows an attacker to trigger a stack buffer overflow in libfsimage.  After further analisys the Xen Security Team is no longer confident in the suitability of libfsimage when run against guest controlled input with super user priviledges.  In order to not affect current deployments that rely on pygrub patches are provided in the resolution section of the advisory that allow running pygrub in deprivileged mode.  CVE-2023-4949 refers to the original issue in the upstream grub project ("An attacker with local access to a system (either through a disk or external drive) can present a modified XFS partition to grub-legacy in such a way to exploit a memory corruption in grub’s XFS file system implementation.")  CVE-2023-34325 refers specifically to the vulnerabilities in Xen's copy of libfsimage, which is decended from a very old version of grub.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | xen Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 4.17.2+76-ge1f9cb16e2-1~deb12u1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34325](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-34325.md) | Jan 5, 2024 |
| Linux | xen Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 4.17.2+55-g0b56bed864-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34325](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-34325.md) | Jan 5, 2024 |
| Linux | xen Debian 14 | 4.17.2+55-g0b56bed864-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34325](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-34325.md) | Jan 5, 2024 |

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