# CVE-2026-100080: xen-netback: Fix UAF when reading statistics data

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-118399
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.274, 5.15.225, 6.1.192, 6.6.162, 6.12.116, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-11-06 · Updated: 2026-11-06

CVE-2026-100080 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It affects Linux; fixed in 5.10.274, 5.15.225, 6.1.192 and 4 more.

## Summary

The Linux kernel's xen-netback driver, which handles network traffic for Xen guests, has a use-after-free bug in how it reports statistics through sysfs. An attacker who can trigger a connection error with the frontend, for example by feeding bad Xenstore data from a guest, could read memory that has already been freed or has been reused.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Linux: fixed in 5.10.274; fixed in 5.15.225; fixed in 6.1.192; fixed in 6.6.162; fixed in 6.12.116; fixed in 6.18.62; fixed in 7.3.3
- Linux: version range not reported

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen-netback: Fix UAF when reading statistics data The network statistic data in the driver is protected by RCU. Unfortunately when tearing down the queues after an error during connecting to the frontend (e.g. due to illegal Xenstore data filled in by the guest), the statistic data is being freed without synchronizing the RCU state. In case the data is being read via sysfs in this phase, access to already freed memory or memory being in new use is possible. Fix that by calling synchronize_net() before freeing the queue data. This is XSA-526 / CVE-2026-100080

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.274, 5.15.225, 6.1.192, 6.6.162, 6.12.116, and 2 more) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-100080 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-100080

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-100080?

Linux: before 5.10.274; before 5.15.225; before 6.1.192; before 6.6.162; before 6.12.116; before 6.18.62; before 7.3.3.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-100080

### How do I fix CVE-2026-100080?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 5.10.274, 5.15.225, 6.1.192, 6.6.162, 6.12.116, or one of 2 more.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-100080

## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4223b33be49ee09acb6f1d26beb4a36dd3b8d63a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab9cdf1291be551da999510b30216a2886074d7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36f858f228e3f955b9336af7f94634747c221518
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89e534265b62c94749639350200b10370564bb3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cd611d2abdd8623a554e14145f82c1cb4e4467a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37d5a73170579b30e67cc8b19ec69715eea3a6b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4867687b6ad28ab84bc0811d8f8f9972e769da02
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/11/06/9
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-526.html

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