CVE-2026-42490

domctl lock open to abuse

Medium · published June 18, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
9.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

[This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the

text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.]

To create and manage guests, domctl operations are used by the control

domain, a possible Xenstore domain, or by a domain controlling a

particular guest. Some of these operations may not be executed in

parallel, so a system-wide lock is used. The way that lock is acquired

is, however, not providing any fairness. This is CVE-2026-42489.

Furthermore, with XSM/Flask in use, the lock acquire will, for some

operations, occur ahead of any permission checking. This is

CVE-2026-42490.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00200 · 9.3th percentile
Published
2026-06-18T13:47Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 JUN 13:47Z
    domctl lock open to abuse
    cvelistv5