SB2026012786 - Citrix XenServer update for Xen
Published: January 27, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-58151)
CWE-ID: CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in varstored. A local user with kernel level access in a VM can escalate privilege via gaining code execution within varstored.
2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23553)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to incomplete IBPB for vCPU isolation. A guest processes can leverage information leaks to obtain information intended to be private to other entities in a guest.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.