CVE-2026-42490

Medium

Description

[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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductXen Domctl
PublishedJun 18, 2026
First seenJun 18, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-667CWE-667

How to fix

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CVE-2026-42490 · Xen Domctl · Dark Radar