CVE-2026-79609x86: XPTI may break on huge-memory systems
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XPTI (Xen Page Table Isolation) was introduced to mitigate Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754, one aspect of XSA-254). This involves copying 64-bit PV guest page table entries from guest-chosen root page tables to the Xen- chosen one which is in actual use by hardware. To read the guest root page table, the directmap is used. PV guests, however, have a directmap which may not cover all memory; in particular this is the case if any memory extends beyond the 5 TiB (CONFIG_BIGMEM=y: 3.5 TiB) address boundary.
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- XEN
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 13, 2026
Affected products
Xen Xen xen:xen (from the name) | consult Xen advisory XSA-516 status unknown | CNA record |
References
- https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-516.html
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-516.html
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