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linux-oem-6.1 vulnerability
Type: advisorySources: OSV
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Xen transport layer implementation for the 9P file system protocol in the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (guest crash) or expose sensitive information (guest kernel memory).
- Products
- linux-oem-6.1
- Affected versions
- 6.1.0-1004.4, 6.1.0-1006.6, 6.1.0-1007.7, 6.1.0-1008.8, 6.1.0-1009.9
- Fixed versions
- 6.1.0-1010.10
- CVEs
- CVE-2023-1859
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 19:26 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Xen transport layer implementation for the 9P file system protocol in the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (guest crash) or expose sensitive information (guest kernel memory).
osv:USN-6056-1
linux-oem-6.1
Fixed versions: 6.1.0-1010.10
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-22T23:18:27.692666956Z",
"provider": "osv",
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