Some shadow paging errors paths will switch the page-tables without
updating the currently running vCPU reference. This causes a mismatch
between the loaded page-tables and the mapcache metadata which can lead
to corruption of the mapcache.
updating the currently running vCPU reference. This causes a mismatch
between the loaded page-tables and the mapcache metadata which can lead
to corruption of the mapcache.
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Running only HVM or PVH guests will avoid the vulnerability. Running PV guests in the PV shim will also avoid the vulnerability.
References
| Link | Providers |
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| https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-494.html |
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History
Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | Some shadow paging errors paths will switch the page-tables without updating the currently running vCPU reference. This causes a mismatch between the loaded page-tables and the mapcache metadata which can lead to corruption of the mapcache. | |
| Title | x86: mismatched mapcache metadata | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-119 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: XEN
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-18T15:07:35.190Z
Reserved: 2026-04-27T14:20:24.138Z
Link: CVE-2026-42488
Updated: 2026-06-18T15:07:35.190Z
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