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CVE-2026-62433 (GCVE-0-2026-62433)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-28 12:32 – Updated: 2026-07-28 16:33
VLAI
Title
correct buffer checks for DM_OP hypercalls
Summary
Parts of the DM_OP handling code assumes the caller has provided the required number of buffers for the given operation without any checking being done. As a result, certain operations might access stack rubble as structures are possibly uninitialized.
Severity
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-28 15:03 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-665 - Improper Initialization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Xen Xen Unknown: consult Xen advisory XSA-506
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Date Public
2026-07-28 12:00
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