CVE-2026-100081
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen-netback: defer xenvif_mcast_addr_list_free() In order for the function to legitimately avoid locking/RCU, it needs to run after all TX/RX processing has finished/stopped: Lookups happen from xenvif_start_xmit(), while adds/removes happen from xenvif_tx_action() (called out of xenvif_poll()). Move the call out of xenvif_disconnect_data() (the call to the function from connect()'s error path doesn't require any cleaning up there), and put it past the synchronization point in backend_disconnect(). This is XSA-527 / CVE-2026-100081.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Received
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d515c409033c8e2a645a781be3ca76ab825fc8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e786123e46d08d2247ce93a5435e45ed9f4c5d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34f0f63dc6dc11895a17bb5672451b6b11622c99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96e05a8ce243e2207704e2e7a6e7d1172730f515
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/990d123d9eaa3ac6c979eed245658676d65ce0db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6bb2f1fa62c56279bdcdadce28d1310c5e12b62
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb38fc58acb26d74fe8f7b19621fafaae3c040ff
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/11/06/10
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-527.html