MOKSHA-2026-0034 (moksha-2026-0034)
Vulnerability from moksha – Published: 2026-04-24 06:00 – Updated:
VLAI
Title
Coalesce Blocking via VDI.other_config leaf-coalesce
Summary
A vm-admin in XAPI-based hypervisors (XenServer, XCP-ng) can permanently block VHD leaf coalesce operations on any VDI by setting VDI.other_config:leaf-coalesce to false. The SM garbage collector reads this key and skips leaf coalesce when the value is false. Snapshot chains grow unbounded, consuming storage until the SR reaches capacity or the VHD chain exceeds maximum depth. The same mechanism allows disabling all garbage collection via gc=false or coalesce=false. These keys have no per-key RBAC protection.
Severity
References
1 reference
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Software Group | XenServer |
Affected:
all
(custom)
|
|
| Vates | XCP-ng |
Affected:
all
(custom)
|
Credits
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