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

xen-netback: defer xenvif_mcast_addr_list_free()

In order for the function to legitimately avoid locking/RCU, it needs to
run after all TX/RX processing has finished/stopped: Lookups happen from
xenvif_start_xmit(), while adds/removes happen from xenvif_tx_action()
(called out of xenvif_poll()).

Move the call out of xenvif_disconnect_data() (the call to the function
from connect()'s error path doesn't require any cleaning up there), and
put it past the synchronization point in backend_disconnect().

This is XSA-527 / CVE-2026-100081.

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Sun, 08 Nov 2026 02:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-416

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Weaknesses CWE-366
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Fri, 06 Nov 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux linux
Weaknesses CWE-416
Vendors & Products Linux linux

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen-netback: defer xenvif_mcast_addr_list_free() In order for the function to legitimately avoid locking/RCU, it needs to run after all TX/RX processing has finished/stopped: Lookups happen from xenvif_start_xmit(), while adds/removes happen from xenvif_tx_action() (called out of xenvif_poll()). Move the call out of xenvif_disconnect_data() (the call to the function from connect()'s error path doesn't require any cleaning up there), and put it past the synchronization point in backend_disconnect(). This is XSA-527 / CVE-2026-100081.
Title xen-netback: defer xenvif_mcast_addr_list_free()
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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-06T19:08:43.050Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.456Z

Link: CVE-2026-100081

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-06T19:17:03.373

Modified: 2026-11-06T19:17:03.373

Link: CVE-2026-100081

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-11-06T18:23:02Z

Links: CVE-2026-100081 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-08T03:30:15Z

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