CVE-2026-79603 Affecting xen package, versions <4.19.6-r1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-XEN-20127082
  • published25 Sept 2026
  • disclosed8 Sept 2026

Introduced: 8 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-79603  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 xen to version 4.19.6-r1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xen package and not the xen package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.

x86 PV guests can free memory pages while still keeping a stale TLB entry pointing to them. A TLB flush is only issued by Xen (if needed) when the page is re-used. Since it's possible for the page to be scrubbed ahead of the TLB flush, there's a window where a PV guest can modify an already scrubbed page.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1