Xen infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Xen. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in infinite loop. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-79608. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Xen (version unknown). Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The workaround for XSA-433 (Zenbleed, CVE-2023-20593) was later re-worked to better integrate with other manipulations of the same MSR. In this rework an inverted conditional was introduced, resulting in the workaround to not be applied when needed and vice versa. For more details, see: http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-433.html

The advisory is available at xenbits.xenproject.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-79608 since 08/25/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/13/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/25/2026 CVE reserved
10/13/2026 +49 days Advisory disclosed
10/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xenbits.xenproject.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-79608 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-79608
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-417774

Entryinfo

Created: 10/13/2026 18:12
Changes: 10/13/2026 18:12 (50)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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