CVE-2026-23554

High

Description

The Intel EPT paging code uses an optimization to defer flushing of any cached EPT state until the p2m lock is dropped, so that multiple modifications done under the same locked region only issue a single flush. Freeing of paging structures however is not deferred until the flushing is done, and can result in freed pages transiently being present in cached state. Such stale entries can point to memory ranges not owned by the guest, thus allowing access to unintended memory regions.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductXen
PublishedMar 23, 2026
First seenMar 23, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-367CWE-367

How to fix

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
xen xen4.17 ≤ v—

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