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CVE-2026-42489

domctl lock open to abuse

5.3 MediumFix available

[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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.08%Unchanged since Jun 23, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.3

domctl lock open to abuse

[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.

Record
CVE-2026-42489
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-667
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-37889 5.3

[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.

Record
EUVD-2026-37889
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vw8q-74w5-57vq 5.3

[This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects...

[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.

Record
GHSA-vw8q-74w5-57vq
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-667
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 5.3

[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.

Record
CVE-2026-42489
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-667
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2026-42489 5.3

[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.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2026-42489
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-42489 5.3

[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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42489
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-42489 5.3

[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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-42489
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:2328-1 No score

Security update for xen

This update for xen fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2026-42487: x86 HVM I/O port list traversal (bsc#1266952).
  • CVE-2026-42488: x86: mismatched mapcache metadata (bsc#1266955).
  • CVE-2026-42489,CVE-2026-42490: domctl lock open to abuse (bsc#1266953).
Record
SUSE-SU-2026:2328-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:2329-1 No score

Security update for xen

This update for xen fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2026-42487: x86 HVM I/O port list traversal (bsc#1266952).
  • CVE-2026-42488: x86: mismatched mapcache metadata (bsc#1266955).
  • CVE-2026-42489,CVE-2026-42490: domctl lock open to abuse (bsc#1266953).
Record
SUSE-SU-2026:2329-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:2364-1 No score

Security update for xen

This update for xen fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2026-42487: x86 HVM I/O port list traversal (bsc#1266952).
  • CVE-2026-42488: x86: mismatched mapcache metadata (bsc#1266955).
  • CVE-2026-42489,CVE-2026-42490: domctl lock open to abuse (bsc#1266953).
Record
SUSE-SU-2026:2364-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:2613-1 No score

Security update for xen

This update for xen fixes the following issues

  • CVE-2025-54518: AMD-SN-7052: CPU OP Cache Corruption (bsc#1264066).
  • CVE-2026-42487: x86 HVM I/O port list traversal (bsc#1266952).
  • CVE-2026-42488: x86: mismatched mapcache metadata (bsc#1266955).
  • CVE-2026-42489,CVE-2026-42490: domctl lock open to abuse (bsc#1266953).
Record
SUSE-SU-2026:2613-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:2668-1 No score

Security update for xen

This update for xen fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2026-42487: xen: x86 HVM I/O port list traversal (XSA-491) (bsc#1266952).
  • CVE-2026-42488: xen: x86: mismatched mapcache metadata (XSA-494) (bsc#1266955).
  • CVE-2026-42489,CVE-2026-42490: xen: domctl lock open to abuse (XSA-492) (bsc#1266953).
Record
SUSE-SU-2026:2668-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xen
Alpine:v3.20
before 4.18.5-r9
4.18.5-r9
xen
Alpine:v3.21
before 4.19.5-r4
4.19.5-r4
xen
Alpine:v3.22
before 4.20.3-r4
4.20.3-r4
xen
Alpine:v3.23
before 4.20.3-r4
4.20.3-r4
xen
Alpine:v3.24
before 4.21.1-r6
4.21.1-r6
xen
Debian:12
before 4.17.7-0+deb12u1, plus listed versions
4.17.1+2-gb773c48e36-14.17.2+55-g0b56bed864-14.17.2+76-ge1f9cb16e2-14.17.2+76-ge1f9cb16e2-1~deb12u14.17.2-1
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4.17.3+10-g091466ba55-14.17.3+10-g091466ba55-1.14.17.3+10-g091466ba55-1.1~exp14.17.3+10-g091466ba55-1.1~exp24.17.3+10-g091466ba55-1~deb12u14.17.3+36-g54dacb5c02-14.17.5+23-ga4e5191dc0-14.17.5+23-ga4e5191dc0-1+deb12u14.17.5+72-g01140da4e8-1
4.17.7-0+deb12u1
xen
Debian:13
before 4.20.3+127-gc42374a105-0+deb13u1, plus listed versions
4.20.0+68-g35cb38b222-14.20.2+37-g61ff35323e-0+deb13u14.20.2+37-g61ff35323e-14.20.2+7-g1badcf5035-0+deb13u14.20.2+7-g1badcf5035-14.20.2+7-g1badcf5035-2
4.20.3+127-gc42374a105-0+deb13u1
xen
Debian:14
before 4.20.3+127-gc42374a105-1, plus listed versions
4.20.0+68-g35cb38b222-14.20.2+37-g61ff35323e-14.20.2+7-g1badcf5035-14.20.2+7-g1badcf5035-2
4.20.3+127-gc42374a105-1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
before 4.17.6_12-150500.3.73.1
4.17.6_12-150500.3.73.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS
before 4.17.6_12-150500.3.73.1
4.17.6_12-150500.3.73.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS
before 4.17.6_12-150500.3.73.1
4.17.6_12-150500.3.73.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS
before 4.17.6_12-150500.3.73.1
4.17.6_12-150500.3.73.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
before 4.17.6_12-150500.3.73.1
4.17.6_12-150500.3.73.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS
before 4.18.5_18-150600.3.50.1
4.18.5_18-150600.3.50.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
before 4.18.5_18-150600.3.50.1
4.18.5_18-150600.3.50.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7
before 4.20.3_06-150700.3.41.1
4.20.3_06-150700.3.41.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP7
before 4.20.3_06-150700.3.41.1
4.20.3_06-150700.3.41.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
before 4.16.7_10-150400.4.86.2
4.16.7_10-150400.4.86.2
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
before 4.16.7_10-150400.4.86.2
4.16.7_10-150400.4.86.2
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS
before 4.16.7_10-150400.4.86.2
4.16.7_10-150400.4.86.2
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS
before 4.16.7_10-150400.4.86.2
4.16.7_10-150400.4.86.2
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS
before 4.16.7_10-150400.4.86.2
4.16.7_10-150400.4.86.2
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
before 4.16.7_10-150400.4.86.2
4.16.7_10-150400.4.86.2
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS
before 4.12.4_70-3.145.1
4.12.4_70-3.145.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5
before 4.12.4_70-3.145.1
4.12.4_70-3.145.1
xen
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.5.1-0ubuntu14.5.1-0ubuntu24.6.0-1ubuntu14.6.0-1ubuntu24.6.0-1ubuntu4
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4.6.0-1ubuntu4.14.6.0-1ubuntu4.24.6.0-1ubuntu4.34.6.5-0ubuntu14.6.5-0ubuntu1.14.6.5-0ubuntu1.24.6.5-0ubuntu1.4
None known
xen
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.9.0-0ubuntu34.9.0-0ubuntu44.9.2-0ubuntu1
None known
xen
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.9.2-0ubuntu24.9.2-0ubuntu64.9.2-0ubuntu74.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu14.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu24.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.24.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3
None known
xen
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.11.4+24-gddaaccbbab-1ubuntu24.16.0-1~ubuntu24.16.0-1~ubuntu2.1
None known
xen
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.17.2-14.17.2+55-g0b56bed864-14.17.2+76-ge1f9cb16e2-14.17.2+76-ge1f9cb16e2-1ubuntu14.17.3+10-g091466ba55-14.17.3+10-g091466ba55-1.1ubuntu24.17.3+10-g091466ba55-1.1ubuntu3
None known
xen
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
4.20.0-1ubuntu14.20.0+68-g35cb38b222-1
None known
xen
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
4.20.2+7-g1badcf5035-2build24.20.2+37-g61ff35323e-1ubuntu14.20.3+127-gc42374a105-1
None known
xen
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.20.0+68-g35cb38b222-14.20.2+7-g1badcf5035-24.20.2+7-g1badcf5035-2build2
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-42489 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Xen, published June 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.08%, the 0th percentile. Fixed in xen 4.18.5-r9.

References

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