ACK: [SRU][F/J/L linux][PATCH 0/1] CVE-2023-34319

Tim Gardner tim.gardner at canonical.com
Thu Sep 28 14:13:49 UTC 2023


On 9/25/23 4:07 PM, Yuxuan Luo wrote:
> [Impact]
> Ross Lagerwall discovered that the Xen netback backend driver in the
> Linux kernel did not properly handle certain unusual packets from a
> paravirtualized network frontend, leading to a buffer overflow. An
> attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (host
> system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
> 
> [Backport]
> All clean cherry pick.
> 
> [Test]
> Compile and boot tested.
> 
> [Potential Regression]
> Expect low regresssion potential since it has already been backported in
> the same way to multiple stable branches.
> 
> Ross Lagerwall (1):
>    xen/netback: Fix buffer overrun triggered by unusual packet
> 
>   drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c | 15 ++++++++++-----
>   1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
Acked-by: Tim Gardner <tim.gardner at canonical.com>
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Tim Gardner
Canonical, Inc




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