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GHSA-92F9-Q54W-FXM8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-28 15:32 – Updated: 2026-07-28 18:33

Details

The EVTCHNOP_expand_array hypercall checks for whether FIFO event channels are enabled, but without holding the correct lock. It can race with EVTCHNOP_reset, resulting in dereferencing a NULL pointer.

Severity

7.3 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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CVE-2026-62432 (GCVE-0-2026-62432)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-28 12:32 – Updated: 2026-07-28 16:33

Title

evtchn: Race between FIFO expand and reset

Summary

Severity

7.3 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-07-28 15:13 UTC

CWE

CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Assigner

XEN mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-505.html
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-505.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/0…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Xen	Xen	Unknown: consult Xen advisory XSA-505

Date Public

2026-07-28 12:00

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