[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.
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.
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References
| Link | Providers |
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| https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-492.html |
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History
Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:45:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Title | domctl lock open to abuse | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-667 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: XEN
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-18T15:04:32.591Z
Reserved: 2026-04-27T14:20:24.139Z
Link: CVE-2026-42489
Updated: 2026-06-18T15:04:23.189Z
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-06-18T18:30:15Z
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