CVE-2023-34324: Possible deadlock in Linux kernel event handling
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-34324 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 1.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.9, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 28 · Related 24Timeline
- 05-01-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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).
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated4.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST4.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.15%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
67%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.26 pp
From 0.89% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, administrative account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu114 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-171.189 | < 5.15.0-94.104
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1118.128 | < 5.15.0-1053.58
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.64-1 | < 6.5.8-1
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel< 5.10
Xen1 product
- xenna
4 vendors · 117 products
