CVE 8.1 HIGH

x86: mismatched mapcache metadata_CVE-2026-42488

8.1 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Some shadow paging errors paths will switch the page-tables without
updating the currently running vCPU reference. This causes a mismatch
between the loaded page-tables and the mapcache metadata which can lead
to corruption of the mapcache.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-42488
Source XEN
Published Jun 18, 2026 at 13:47
Modified Jun 18, 2026 at 15:07

Affected Product

Vendor Xen
Product Xen
Version consult Xen advisory XSA-494

CWE Classification

References

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