CVE-2026-99287: xen-netback: Zero out sring pointers on unmap

Published Nov 10, 2026
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

xen-netback: Zero out sring pointers on unmap

If xenvifmapfrontenddatarings() fails when a ring is already mapped, it unmaps them via xenvifunmapfrontenddatarings() which keeps the ring pointers unchanged. xenvifconnectdata()'s cleanup path calls xenvifdisconnectqueue() which in turn calls xenvifunmapfrontenddatarings() again, which will attempt to unmap the pointers a second time.

Zero out the ring pointers after they are unmapped to avoid this issue.

This is XSA-532

Affected Software

1 affected component
Linux Linux kernel

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Linux kernel xen-netback to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch XSA-532

Event History

Nov 10, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:16 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:16 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:22 PM
Description

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