CVE-2026-62434
Description
A flaw was found in Xen. When a guest operating system is started with Populated on Demand (PoD) enabled, it can attempt to reclaim memory pages that are not regular guest RAM. This action can lead to the corruption of Xen's memory management state, potentially causing system instability or denial of service.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity,Availability,Confidentiality
Technical Impact: Modify Memory; DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart; Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
This weakness may result in the corruption of memory, and perhaps instructions, possibly leading to a crash. If the corrupted memory can be effectively controlled, it may be possible to execute arbitrary code.
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