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CVE-2026-62429 (GCVE-0-2026-62429)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-28 12:32 – Updated: 2026-07-28 16:33
VLAI
Title
vNUMA domain cleanup may race other operations
Summary
Accessing the vNUMA configuration data of a guest is still possible when domain destruction has already started. The cleaning up of that configuration information is not synchronized with its retrieval by a device model controlling the guest.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-28 14:56 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Xen Xen Unknown: consult Xen advisory XSA-502
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Date Public
2026-07-28 12:00
Credits
This issue was discovered by Teddy Astie of Vates.
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