CVE-2026-99286: Linux kernel · xen-netback: Fix XenBus connection failure cleanup
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · fixed in ade3082dcdee17c5767069883936d64ff83f6c9f : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 22:34 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- Patch
- Available – fixed in ade3082dcdee17c5767069883936d64ff83f6c9f, a97aa838903d15f865d80809f5198ff459c6634a, 07aca7d25ce8578fedde49855983a01c537a782b +3
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| LinuxLinux | Affected
| Fixed in
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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
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-99286 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/07aca7d25ce8578fedde49855983a01c537a782b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a97aa838903d15f865d80809f5198ff459c6634a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ade3082dcdee17c5767069883936d64ff83f6c9f (opens in a new tab)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/11/10/25 (opens in a new tab)
- xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-531.html (opens in a new tab)