Xenstore: Guests can crash xenstored during Live Update
Exact source revision recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
cve-program · CVE-2026-79607
PublishedDuring Xenstore live update the state record for a Xenstore watch with specified watch depth is written with two bytes missing. This results in an inconsistent state when reading the state back in the new Xenstore, causing a crash of Xenstore or wrong Xenstore data.
- Source published
- 13 Oct 2026 15:43:43 UTC
- Source modified
- 16 Oct 2026 18:36:50 UTC
- Observed here
- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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