FKIE_CVE-2026-42489

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-06-18 14:17 - Updated: 2026-06-18 16:16
Severity
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
[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.
References
security@xen.orghttps://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-492.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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      "value": "[This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the\ntext explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.]\n\nTo create and manage guests, domctl operations are used by the control\ndomain, a possible Xenstore domain, or by a domain controlling a\nparticular guest.  Some of these operations may not be executed in\nparallel, so a system-wide lock is used.  The way that lock is acquired\nis, however, not providing any fairness.  This is CVE-2026-42489.\n\nFurthermore, with XSM/Flask in use, the lock acquire will, for some\noperations, occur ahead of any permission checking.  This is\nCVE-2026-42490."
    }
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-18T16:16:53.690",
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          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H",
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}


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