CVE-2026-62430
x86: Out-of-bounds read in vRTC emulation
Accesses to the CMOS memory contents are done using an indirect IO port pair. Therefore Xen needs to cache the guest chosen index, and one of the usages of the index didn't take the necessary locking to avoid concurrent changes. As a result, a guest could change the index after it being checked, causing a subsequent out-of-bound read access to the contents of an array.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.5
x86: Out-of-bounds read in vRTC emulation
Accesses to the CMOS memory contents are done using an indirect IO port pair. Therefore Xen needs to cache the guest chosen index, and one of the usages of the index didn't take the necessary locking to avoid concurrent changes. As a result, a guest could change the index after it being checked, causing a subsequent out-of-bound read access to the contents of an array.
- Record
CVE-2026-62430- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-49783
7.5
Accesses to the CMOS memory contents are done using an indirect IO port pair. Therefore Xen needs to cache the guest chosen index, and one of the usages of the index didn't take the necessary locking to avoid concurrent changes. As a result, a guest could change the index after it being checked, causing a subsequent out-of-bound read access to the contents of an array.
- Record
EUVD-2026-49783- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w4qm-qcx6-wmw8
7.5
Accesses to the CMOS memory contents are done using an indirect IO port pair. Therefore Xen...
Accesses to the CMOS memory contents are done using an indirect IO port pair. Therefore Xen needs to cache the guest chosen index, and one of the usages of the index didn't take the necessary locking to avoid concurrent changes. As a result, a guest could change the index after it being checked, causing a subsequent out-of-bound read access to the contents of an array.
- Record
GHSA-w4qm-qcx6-wmw8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.5
Accesses to the CMOS memory contents are done using an indirect IO port pair. Therefore Xen needs to cache the guest chosen index, and one of the usages of the index didn't take the necessary locking to avoid concurrent changes. As a result, a guest could change the index after it being checked, causing a subsequent out-of-bound read access to the contents of an array.
- Record
CVE-2026-62430- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2026-62430
7.5
Accesses to the CMOS memory contents are done using an indirect IO port pair. Therefore Xen needs to cache the guest chosen index, and one of the usages of the index didn't take the necessary locking to avoid concurrent changes. As a result, a guest could change the index after it being checked, causing a subsequent out-of-bound read access to the contents of an array.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2026-62430- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-62430
7.5
Accesses to the CMOS memory contents are done using an indirect IO port pair. Therefore Xen needs to cache the guest chosen index, and one of the usages of the index didn't take the necessary locking to avoid concurrent changes. As a result, a guest could change the index after it being checked, causing a subsequent out-of-bound read access to the contents of an array.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-62430- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-62430
7.5
Accesses to the CMOS memory contents are done using an indirect IO port pair. Therefore Xen needs to cache the guest chosen index, and one of the usages of the index didn't take the necessary locking to avoid concurrent changes. As a result, a guest could change the index after it being checked, causing a subsequent out-of-bound read access to the contents of an array.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-62430- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:11441-1 No score
xen-4.22.0_02-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the xen-4.22.0_02-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:11441-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:3409-1 No score
Security update for xen
This update for xen fixes the following issues
- CVE-2026-42493: x86 shadow paging is deprecated (bsc#1271528).
- CVE-2026-42494,CVE-2026-42495,CVE-2026-62423,CVE-2026-62424,CVE-2026-62425: buffer overruns in libfsimage iso9660 handling (bsc#1271530).
- CVE-2026-62426,CVE-2026-62427: sysctl and platform-op locks open to abuse (bsc#1271531).
- CVE-2026-62428: grant-table: type confusion in grant-copy (bsc#1271532).
- CVE-2026-62429: vNUMA domain cleanup may race other operations (bsc#1271534).
- CVE-2026-62430: x86: Out-of-bounds read in vRTC emulation (bsc#1271535).
- CVE-2026-62431: Viridian STIMER division by zero (bsc#1271536).
- CVE-2026-62432: evtchn: Race between FIFO expand and reset (bsc#1271537).
- CVE-2026-62433: correct buffer checks for DM_OP hypercalls (bsc#1271538).
- CVE-2026-62434: PoD: Don't try to reclaim special pages (bsc#1271539).
- pygrub is only supported in de-privileged mode (XSA-508) (bsc#1271947).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2026:3409-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:3423-1 No score
Security update for xen
This update for xen fixes the following issues
- CVE-2026-42493: x86 shadow paging is deprecated (bsc#1271528).
- CVE-2026-42494,CVE-2026-42495,CVE-2026-62423,CVE-2026-62424,CVE-2026-62425: buffer overruns in libfsimage iso9660 handling (bsc#1271530).
- CVE-2026-62426,CVE-2026-62427: sysctl and platform-op locks open to abuse (bsc#1271531).
- CVE-2026-62428: grant-table: type confusion in grant-copy (bsc#1271532).
- CVE-2026-62429: vNUMA domain cleanup may race other operations (bsc#1271534).
- CVE-2026-62430: x86: Out-of-bounds read in vRTC emulation (bsc#1271535).
- CVE-2026-62431: Viridian STIMER division by zero (bsc#1271536).
- CVE-2026-62432: evtchn: Race between FIFO expand and reset (bsc#1271537).
- CVE-2026-62433: correct buffer checks for DM_OP hypercalls (bsc#1271538).
- CVE-2026-62434: PoD: Don't try to reclaim special pages (bsc#1271539).
- pygrub is only supported in de-privileged mode (XSA-508) (bsc#1271947).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2026:3423-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:3451-1 No score
Security update for xen
This update for xen fixes the following issues
- CVE-2026-42493: x86 shadow paging is deprecated (bsc#1271528).
- CVE-2026-42494,CVE-2026-42495,CVE-2026-62423,CVE-2026-62424,CVE-2026-62425: buffer overruns in libfsimage iso9660 handling (bsc#1271530).
- CVE-2026-62426,CVE-2026-62427: sysctl and platform-op locks open to abuse (bsc#1271531).
- CVE-2026-62428: grant-table: type confusion in grant-copy (bsc#1271532).
- CVE-2026-62429: vNUMA domain cleanup may race other operations (bsc#1271534).
- CVE-2026-62430: x86: Out-of-bounds read in vRTC emulation (bsc#1271535).
- CVE-2026-62432: evtchn: Race between FIFO expand and reset (bsc#1271537).
- CVE-2026-62433: correct buffer checks for DM_OP hypercalls (bsc#1271538).
- CVE-2026-62434: PoD: Don't try to reclaim special pages (bsc#1271539).
- pygrub is only supported in de-privileged mode (XSA-508) (bsc#1271947).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2026:3451-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:3462-1 No score
Security update for xen
This update for xen fixes the following issues
- CVE-2026-42493: x86 shadow paging is deprecated (bsc#1271528).
- CVE-2026-42494,CVE-2026-42495,CVE-2026-62423,CVE-2026-62424,CVE-2026-62425: buffer overruns in libfsimage iso9660 handling (bsc#1271530).
- CVE-2026-62426,CVE-2026-62427: sysctl and platform-op locks open to abuse (bsc#1271531).
- CVE-2026-62428: grant-table: type confusion in grant-copy (bsc#1271532).
- CVE-2026-62429: vNUMA domain cleanup may race other operations (bsc#1271534).
- CVE-2026-62430: x86: Out-of-bounds read in vRTC emulation (bsc#1271535).
- CVE-2026-62431: Viridian STIMER division by zero (bsc#1271536).
- CVE-2026-62432: evtchn: Race between FIFO expand and reset (bsc#1271537).
- CVE-2026-62433: correct buffer checks for DM_OP hypercalls (bsc#1271538).
- CVE-2026-62434: PoD: Don't try to reclaim special pages (bsc#1271539).
- pygrub is only supported in de-privileged mode (XSA-508) (bsc#1271947).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2026:3462-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:4090-1 No score
Security update for xen
This update for xen fixes the following issues:
Update to version 4.20.3 (jsc#PED-8907).
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2026-42493: x86 shadow paging is deprecated (bsc#1271528).
- CVE-2026-42494,CVE-2026-42495,CVE-2026-62423,CVE-2026-62424,CVE-2026-62425: buffer overruns in libfsimage iso9660 handling (bsc#1271530).
- CVE-2026-62426,CVE-2026-62427: sysctl and platform-op locks open to abuse (bsc#1271531).
- CVE-2026-62428: grant-table: type confusion in grant-copy (bsc#1271532).
- CVE-2026-62429: vNUMA domain cleanup may race other operations (bsc#1271534).
- CVE-2026-62430: x86: Out-of-bounds read in vRTC emulation (bsc#1271535).
- CVE-2026-62431: Viridian STIMER division by zero (bsc#1271536).
- CVE-2026-62432: evtchn: Race between FIFO expand and reset (bsc#1271537).
- CVE-2026-62433: correct buffer checks for DM_OP hypercalls (bsc#1271538).
- CVE-2026-62434: PoD: Don't try to reclaim special pages (bsc#1271539).
- CVE-2026-62437: x86: DMs may cause mem leak by IRQ binding (bsc#1276838).
- CVE-2026-79602: x86: improper handling of HVM emulation return codes (bsc#1276839).
- CVE-2026-79603: unconditionally do TLB flushing ahead of page scrubbing (bsc#1276841).
- pygrub is only supported in de-privileged mode (bsc#1271947).
Non security issue fixed:
- Xen: Missing upstream bug fixes (bsc#1027519).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2026:4090-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xenAlpine:v3.21 |
before 4.19.6-r0 | 4.19.6-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.22 |
before 4.20.4-r0 | 4.20.4-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.23 |
before 4.20.4-r0 | 4.20.4-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.24 |
before 4.21.2-r0 | 4.21.2-r0 |
xenDebian: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 Show 9 moreShow less4.17.3+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 |
xenDebian: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 |
xenDebian: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 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS |
before 4.18.5_20-150600.3.53.3 | 4.18.5_20-150600.3.53.3 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 |
before 4.18.5_20-150600.3.53.3 | 4.18.5_20-150600.3.53.3 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 |
before 4.17.6_14-150500.3.76.3 | 4.17.6_14-150500.3.76.3 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS |
before 4.17.6_14-150500.3.76.3 | 4.17.6_14-150500.3.76.3 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS |
before 4.17.6_14-150500.3.76.3 | 4.17.6_14-150500.3.76.3 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS |
before 4.17.6_14-150500.3.76.3 | 4.17.6_14-150500.3.76.3 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 |
before 4.17.6_14-150500.3.76.3 | 4.17.6_14-150500.3.76.3 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS |
before 4.12.4_72-3.148.4 | 4.12.4_72-3.148.4 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 |
before 4.12.4_72-3.148.4 | 4.12.4_72-3.148.4 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 |
before 4.16.7_12-150400.4.89.3 | 4.16.7_12-150400.4.89.3 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 |
before 4.16.7_12-150400.4.89.3 | 4.16.7_12-150400.4.89.3 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS |
before 4.16.7_12-150400.4.89.3 | 4.16.7_12-150400.4.89.3 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS |
before 4.16.7_12-150400.4.89.3 | 4.16.7_12-150400.4.89.3 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS |
before 4.16.7_12-150400.4.89.3 | 4.16.7_12-150400.4.89.3 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 |
before 4.16.7_12-150400.4.89.3 | 4.16.7_12-150400.4.89.3 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 |
before 4.20.4_04-150700.3.46.1 | 4.20.4_04-150700.3.46.1 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP7 |
before 4.20.4_04-150700.3.46.1 | 4.20.4_04-150700.3.46.1 |
xenUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.5.1-0ubuntu14.5.1-0ubuntu24.6.0-1ubuntu14.6.0-1ubuntu24.6.0-1ubuntu4 Show 7 moreShow less4.6.0-1ubuntu4.14.6.0-1ubuntu4.24.6.0-1ubuntu4.34.6.5-0ubuntu14.6.5-0ubuntu1.14.6.5-0ubuntu1.24.6.5-0ubuntu1.4 |
None known |
xenUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.9.0-0ubuntu34.9.0-0ubuntu44.9.2-0ubuntu1 |
None known |
xenUbuntu: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 |
xenUbuntu: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 |
xenUbuntu: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 |
xenUbuntu: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 |
xenUbuntu: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 |
xenopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 4.22.0_02-1.1 | 4.22.0_02-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-62430 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Xen, published July 28, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. Fixed in xen 4.19.6-r0.
References
xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-503.html
xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-503.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/28/19
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62430
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w4qm-qcx6-wmw8
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-62430
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-62430
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20263409-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1271528
bugzilla.suse.com/1271530
bugzilla.suse.com/1271531
bugzilla.suse.com/1271532
bugzilla.suse.com/1271533
bugzilla.suse.com/1271534
bugzilla.suse.com/1271535
bugzilla.suse.com/1271536
bugzilla.suse.com/1271537
bugzilla.suse.com/1271538
bugzilla.suse.com/1271539
bugzilla.suse.com/1271947
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42493
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42494
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42495
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-62423
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-62424
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-62425
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-62426
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-62427
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-62428
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-62429
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-62430
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-62431
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-62432
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-62433
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-62434
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20263423-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20263451-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20263462-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20264090-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1027519
bugzilla.suse.com/1276838
bugzilla.suse.com/1276839
bugzilla.suse.com/1276841
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-62437
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79602
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79603
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-62430
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-62430
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42492