CVE-2026-43249
published 2026-05-06CVE-2026-43249: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: 9p/xen: protect xen_9pfs_front_free against concurrent calls The xenwatch thread can race…
PriorityP344high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVAACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.24%
15.4th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
9p/xen: protect xen_9pfs_front_free against concurrent calls
The xenwatch thread can race with other back-end change notifications
and call xen_9pfs_front_free() twice, hitting the observed general
protection fault due to a double-free. Guard the teardown path so only
one caller can release the front-end state at a time, preventing the
crash.
This is a fix for the following double-free:
[ 27.052347] Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0x6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b: 0000 [#1] SMP DEBUG_PAGEALLOC NOPTI
[ 27.052357] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 32 Comm: xenwatch Not tainted 6.18.0-02087-g51ab33fc0a8b-dirty #60 PREEMPT(none)
[ 27.052363] RIP: e030:xen_9pfs_front_free+0x1d/0x150
[ 27.052368] Code: 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 41 55 41 54 55 48 89 fd 48 c7 c7 48 d0 92 85 53 e8 cb cb 05 00 48 8b 45 08 48 8b 55 00 3b 28 0f 85 f9 28 35 fe 48 3b 6a 08 0f 85 ef 28 35 fe 48 89 42
[ 27.052377] RSP: e02b:ffffc9004016fdd0 EFLAGS: 00010246
[ 27.052381] RAX: 6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b RBX: ffff88800d66e400 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 27.052385] RDX: 6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000
[ 27.052389] RBP: ffff88800a887040 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
[ 27.052393] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff888009e46b68
[ 27.052397] R13: 0000000000000200 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff88800a887040
[ 27.052404] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88808ca57000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 27.052408] CS: e030 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 27.052412] CR2: 00007f9714004360 CR3: 0000000004834000 CR4: 0000000000050660
[ 27.052418] Call Trace:
[ 27.052420]
[ 27.052422] xen_9pfs_front_changed+0x5d5/0x720
[ 27.052426] ? xenbus_otherend_changed+0x72/0x140
[ 27.052430] ? __pfx_xenwatch_thread+0x10/0x10
[ 27.052434] xenwatch_thread+0x94/0x1c0
[ 27.052438] ? __pfx_autoremove_wake_function+0x10/0x10
[ 27.052442] kthread+0xf8/0x240
[ 27.052445] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/
Affected
53 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 4.14.308 < 4.15 | 4.15 |
| linux | linux | >= 4.19.276 < 4.20 | 4.20 |
| linux | linux | >= 5.10.173 < 5.11 | 5.11 |
| linux | linux | >= 5.15.100 < 5.16 | 5.16 |
| linux | linux | >= 5.4.235 < 5.5 | 5.5 |
| linux | linux | >= 6.1.18 < 6.2 | 6.2 |
| linux | linux | >= 6.2.5 < 6.3 | 6.3 |
| linux | linux | >= c15fe55d14b3b4ded5af2a3260877460a6ffb8ad < a5d00dff97118a32fcf5fec7a4c3f864c4620c4e | a5d00dff97118a32fcf5fec7a4c3f864c4620c4e |
| linux | linux | >= c15fe55d14b3b4ded5af2a3260877460a6ffb8ad < 59e7707492576bdbfa8c1dbe7d90791df31e4773 | 59e7707492576bdbfa8c1dbe7d90791df31e4773 |
| linux | linux | >= c15fe55d14b3b4ded5af2a3260877460a6ffb8ad < bf841d43f7a33d75675ba7f4e214ac1c67913065 | bf841d43f7a33d75675ba7f4e214ac1c67913065 |
| linux | linux | >= c15fe55d14b3b4ded5af2a3260877460a6ffb8ad < ce8ded2e61f47747e31eeefb44dc24a2160a7e32 | ce8ded2e61f47747e31eeefb44dc24a2160a7e32 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.14.308 < 6.12.75 | 6.12.75 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.13 < 6.18.16 | 6.18.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.19 < 6.19.6 | 6.19.6 |
| ubuntu | linux | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-aws | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-aws-6.8 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_ubuntu8.8HIGH
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- MIPS architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
- Cryptographic API;
- ACPI drivers;
- ATM drivers;
- RNBD block device driver;
- Ublk userspace block driver;
- Bus devices;
- Character device driver;
- TPM device driver;
- Clock framework and drivers;
- Clocksource drivers;
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kernel: 9p/xen: protect xen_9pfs_front_free against concurrent calls
vendor_redhat·2026-05-06
CVE-2026-43249 CWE-364 kernel: 9p/xen: protect xen_9pfs_front_free against concurrent calls
kernel: 9p/xen: protect xen_9pfs_front_free against concurrent calls
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's 9p/xen filesystem driver. A race condition can occur when the xenwatch thread and other back-end change notifications concurrently attempt to free the front-end state using the xen_9pfs_front_free function. This can lead to a double-free vulnerability, resulting in a general protection fault and causing a system crash. This issue primarily impacts system availability.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Package: k
GHSA
GHSA-387w-9mx8-66cc: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
9p/xen: protect xen_9pfs_front_free against concurrent calls
The xenwatch thread
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-05-06
CVE-2026-43249 GHSA-387w-9mx8-66cc: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
9p/xen: protect xen_9pfs_front_free against concurrent calls
The xenwatch thread
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
9p/xen: protect xen_9pfs_front_free against concurrent calls
The xenwatch thread can race with other back-end change notifications
and call xen_9pfs_front_free() twice, hitting the observed general
protection fault due to a double-free. Guard the teardown path so only
one caller can release the front-end state at a time, preventing the
crash.
This is a fix for the following double-free:
[ 27.052347] Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0x6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b: 0000 [#1] SMP DEBUG_PAGEALLOC NOPTI
[ 27.052357] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 32 Comm: xenwatch Not tainted 6.18.0-02087-g51ab33fc0a8b-dirty #60 PREEMPT(none)
[ 27.052363] RIP: e030:xen_9pfs_front_free+0x1d/0x150
[ 27.052368] Code: 90 90 90 90 90 9
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2026-05-06
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