CVE-2026-42490
Published:June 18, 2026
Updated:August 06, 2026
[This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the
text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.]
To create and manage guests, domctl operations are used by the control
domain, a possible Xenstore domain, or by a domain controlling a
particular guest. Some of these operations may not be executed in
parallel, so a system-wide lock is used. The way that lock is acquired
is, however, not providing any fairness. This is CVE-2026-42489.
Furthermore, with XSM/Flask in use, the lock acquire will, for some
operations, occur ahead of any permission checking. This is
CVE-2026-42490.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/xen-project/xen.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =RELEASE-4.21.0 <RELEASE-4.21.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version RELEASE-4.21.1https://github.com/xen-project/xen.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=RELEASE-4.19.0 <RELEASE-4.19.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version RELEASE-4.19.5https://github.com/xen-project/xen.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=RELEASE-4.20.0 <RELEASE-4.20.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version RELEASE-4.20.3Related Resources (1)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Locking
EPSS
Base Score:
0.20