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CVE-2026-79607: xen · During Xenstore live update the state record for a Xenstore watch with specified watch depth is

Affects xenSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 22:28 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.10xenpkg:deb/ubuntu/xen?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • =4.20.2+7-g1badcf5035-2build2
  • =4.20.2+37-g61ff35323e-1ubuntu1
  • =4.20.3+127-gc42374a105-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSxenpkg:deb/ubuntu/xen?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • =4.20.0+68-g35cb38b222-1
  • =4.20.2+7-g1badcf5035-2
  • =4.20.2+7-g1badcf5035-2build2
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSxenpkg:deb/ubuntu/xen?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 4.17.2-1 – 4.17.3+10-g091466ba55-1.1ubuntu3
7 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSxenpkg:deb/ubuntu/xen?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • =4.11.4+24-gddaaccbbab-1ubuntu2
  • =4.16.0-1~ubuntu2
  • =4.16.0-1~ubuntu2.1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSxenpkg:deb/ubuntu/xen?arch=source&distro=focalOther threatsAffected
  • 4.9.2-0ubuntu2 – 4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3
7 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSxenpkg:deb/ubuntu/xen?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threatsAffected
  • =4.9.0-0ubuntu3
  • =4.9.0-0ubuntu4
  • =4.9.2-0ubuntu1
Fixed in–

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Description

During Xenstore live update the state record for a Xenstore watch with specified watch depth is written with two bytes missing. This results in an inconsistent state when reading the state back in the new Xenstore, causing a crash of Xenstore or wrong Xenstore data.

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