NULL pointer dereference in Xen

CVE-2023-34323

When a transaction is committed, C Xenstored will first check the quota is correct before attempting to commit any nodes. It would be possible that accounting is temporarily negative if a node has been removed outside of the transaction. Unfortunately, some versions of C Xenstored are assuming that the quota cannot be negative and are using assert() to confirm it. This will lead to C Xenstored crash when tools are built without -DNDEBUG (this is the default).

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (15.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 15.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-34323: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Xen — versions consult Xen advisory XSA-440

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-34323?
CVE-2023-34323 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xen, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-01-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-34323?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.