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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xen | Xen | — | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | xen | 4.17.2+55-g0b56bed864-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | xen | 4.17.2+55-g0b56bed864-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | xen | 4.17.2+76-ge1f9cb16e2-1~deb12u1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | xen | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | xen | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | xen | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | xen | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | xen | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | xen | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | xen | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | xen | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP5 | xen | 4.17.2_06-150500.3.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4475-1, SUSE-SU-2023:4054-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | xen | 4.16.5_06-150400.4.37.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4476-1, SUSE-SU-2023:4055-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | xen | 4.14.6_06-150300.3.57.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4174-1 |
| SLES 15 SP2 | xen | 4.13.5_06-150200.3.80.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4183-1 |
| SLES 15 SP1 | xen | 4.12.4_40-150100.3.95.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4184-1 |
Show 16 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP5 | xen | 4.12.4_40-3.97.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4185-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP3 | xen | 4.14.6_06-150300.3.57.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4174-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP2 | xen | 4.13.5_06-150200.3.80.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4183-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP1 | xen | 4.12.4_40-150100.3.95.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4184-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | xen | 4.12.4_40-3.97.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4185-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | xen | 4.17.2_06-150500.3.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4475-1, SUSE-SU-2023:4054-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.4 | xen | 4.16.5_06-150400.4.37.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4476-1, SUSE-SU-2023:4055-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.3 | xen | 4.16.5_06-150400.4.37.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4476-1, SUSE-SU-2023:4055-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.2 | xen | 4.14.6_06-150300.3.57.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4174-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.1 | xen | 4.14.6_06-150300.3.57.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4174-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP3 | xen | 4.14.6_06-150300.3.57.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4174-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP2 | xen | 4.13.5_06-150200.3.80.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4183-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP1 | xen | 4.12.4_40-150100.3.95.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4184-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | xen | 4.14.6_06-150300.3.57.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4174-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | xen | 4.14.6_06-150300.3.57.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4174-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | xen | 4.14.6_06-150300.3.57.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4174-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | xen | 4.18.0_02-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:13442-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | xen | 4.17.2_06-150500.3.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4475-1, SUSE-SU-2023:4054-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | xen | 4.16.5_06-150400.4.37.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4476-1, SUSE-SU-2023:4055-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 | xen | 4.16.5_08-150400.4.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4476-1 |
| openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 | xen | 4.16.5_08-150400.4.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4476-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | xen | 4.17.2-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | xen | 4.17.2-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | xen | 4.17.2-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | xen | 4.17.2-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | xen | 4.17.2-r3 | — |
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | xen | 4.17.2-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | xen | 4.17.2-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | xen | 4.16.5-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | xen | 4.16.5-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | xen | 4.15.5-r3 | — |
Advisories 10
- SUSE-SU-2023:4054-1 Security update for xen SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2023:4183-1 Security update for xen SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2023:4184-1 Security update for xen SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2023:4174-1 Security update for xen SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2023:4185-1 Security update for xen SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2023:4476-1 Security update for xen SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:13442-1 xen-4.18.0_02-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2023:4475-1 Security update for xen SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-2617 Xen: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 27, 2025
- SUSE-SU-2023:4055-1 Security update for xen SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025