In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xen-netback: Zero out sring pointers on unmap
If xenvif_map_frontend_data_rings() fails when a ring is already mapped,
it unmaps them via xenvif_unmap_frontend_data_rings() which keeps the
ring pointers unchanged. xenvif_connect_data()'s cleanup path calls
xenvif_disconnect_queue() which in turn calls
xenvif_unmap_frontend_data_rings() 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
xen-netback: Zero out sring pointers on unmap
If xenvif_map_frontend_data_rings() fails when a ring is already mapped,
it unmaps them via xenvif_unmap_frontend_data_rings() which keeps the
ring pointers unchanged. xenvif_connect_data()'s cleanup path calls
xenvif_disconnect_queue() which in turn calls
xenvif_unmap_frontend_data_rings() 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
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen-netback: Zero out sring pointers on unmap If xenvif_map_frontend_data_rings() fails when a ring is already mapped, it unmaps them via xenvif_unmap_frontend_data_rings() which keeps the ring pointers unchanged. xenvif_connect_data()'s cleanup path calls xenvif_disconnect_queue() which in turn calls xenvif_unmap_frontend_data_rings() 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 | |
| Title | xen-netback: Zero out sring pointers on unmap | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-10T21:05:27.340Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.405Z
Link: CVE-2026-99287
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-10T19:22:32.043
Modified: 2026-11-10T21:22:23.010
Link: CVE-2026-99287
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