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Suse CVE-2026-62436

| EUVDEUVD-2026-49781 MEDIUM
Race Condition (CWE-362)
2026-07-28 security@xen.org GHSA-6j24-4j62-qj29
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: xen
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Severity by source

Vendor (xen) PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
SUSE
8.1 HIGH
AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (xen).

CVSS VectorVendor: xen

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Jul 28, 2026 - 16:44 vuln.today
CVE Published
Jul 28, 2026 - 13:19 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

[This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.]

With the introduction of Grant Table v2 came the requirement to be able to switch between versions. Switching from v1 to v2 reduces the number of valid grant references, as a bigger shared entry structure is then needed while the shared table doesn't change size. Switching from v2 back to v1 the status frames, which are separate in v2, go away.

Code holding, but intermediately dropping and then re-acquiring the grant table lock, sometimes wrongly assumes that said properties wouldn't change across the window in time where the lock is not being held.

The v1 -> v2 issue is CVE-2026-62435.

The v2 -> v1 issue is CVE-2026-62436.

AnalysisAI

Race condition in Xen's grant table version switching (v2 to v1) allows remote unauthenticated attackers to cause low confidentiality impact and denial of service under specific conditions. The vulnerability arises when hypervisor code drops and re-acquires the grant table lock during a version switch, creating a window where status frame properties can change inconsistently. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and the CVSS network attack vector may be misleading as exploitation likely requires a guest domain to initiate the switch.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Important
Product Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 Affected

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CVE-2026-62436 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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