Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

xen-netback: Fix XenBus connection failure cleanup

xenvif_get_stats and xenvif_get_ethtool_stats capture vif->num_queues
under rcu_read_lock. We need to unpublish vif->num_queues before
synchronize_net to ensure that readers that come afterwards will not
read a non-zero vif->num_queues and attempt to access invalid queues.

This is the same cleanup algorithm as used in backend_disconnect and
added in commit b17075d5c198 ("xen-netback: fix race condition on XenBus
disconnect").

This is XSA-531
Published: 2026-11-10
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Tue, 10 Nov 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen-netback: Fix XenBus connection failure cleanup xenvif_get_stats and xenvif_get_ethtool_stats capture vif->num_queues under rcu_read_lock. We need to unpublish vif->num_queues before synchronize_net to ensure that readers that come afterwards will not read a non-zero vif->num_queues and attempt to access invalid queues. This is the same cleanup algorithm as used in backend_disconnect and added in commit b17075d5c198 ("xen-netback: fix race condition on XenBus disconnect"). This is XSA-531
Title xen-netback: Fix XenBus connection failure cleanup
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-10T18:16:53.997Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.405Z

Link: CVE-2026-99286

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-10T19:22:31.930

Modified: 2026-11-10T19:22:31.930

Link: CVE-2026-99286

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