High 7.3Published Jul 28, 2026

CVE-2026-62433correct buffer checks for DM_OP hypercalls

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 4:23 AM ET)

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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.

CVSS: 7.3 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness (CWE): CWE-665
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: XEN
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Jul 28, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Xen Xen xen:xen (from the name)	consult Xen advisory XSA-506 status unknown	CNA record

References

References

https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-506.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/28/22
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-506.html

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