# CVE-2026-100082: xen-blkback: Avoid UAF when reading I/O statistics

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-118401
- 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-2026-100082 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 block backend (xen-blkback) is affected. Reading I/O statistics through sysfs while a frontend device is being torn down can cause a use-after-free or NULL pointer dereference, which may crash the system.

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-blkback: Avoid UAF when reading I/O statistics Reading I/O statistics via sysfs concurrently with tearing down a frontend device might result in UAF or a NULL dereference, as the reading of the statistics data is not synchronized with freeing the data. Use a rwlock for synchronizing. This is XSA-528 / CVE-2026-100082

## 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-2026-100082 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-2026-100082

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-100082?

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-2026-100082

### How do I fix CVE-2026-100082?

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-2026-100082

## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/253cff0526781e28b1b0f9fdacd74ecdc23d3ab7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c9ccbe0ffcff3615c7ad917c49b67571a41f21c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58ba056991dbcec8a75e6861cb4479ac947b69e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe9ead8c5bdb752e329cecfecbdb5dfca5e9996b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b764e17313534794aeb99c901869f213e36a16ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c49934da934cf495faf782aa5d84f413221c9be6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0378161c28e77e4d0e2eda3c9433ab4394d2a2f
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/11/06/11
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-528.html

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