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        "cveId": "CVE-2026-62434",
        "assignerOrgId": "23aa2041-22e1-471f-9209-9b7396fa234f",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "XEN",
        "dateReserved": "2026-07-14T10:28:12.655Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-07-28T12:33:08.540Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-07-28T16:33:34.668Z"
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            "title": "PoD: Don't try to reclaim special pages",
            "datePublic": "2026-07-28T12:00:00.000Z",
            "descriptions": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "A guest started with Populated on Demand enabled (PoD) can attempt to\nreclaim pages which aren't regular guest RAM.  This can cause corruption\nof memory management state in Xen."
                }
            ],
            "impacts": [
                {
                    "descriptions": [
                        {
                            "lang": "en",
                            "value": "A buggy or malicious guest can cause corruption of Xen's state, leading\nto crashes or other malfunctions.  Information leak and privilege\nescalation cannot be ruled out."
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "affected": [
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                    "product": "Xen",
                    "vendor": "Xen",
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                        {
                            "status": "unknown",
                            "version": "consult Xen advisory XSA-507"
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                }
            ],
            "configurations": [
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                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "All Xen versions from 3.4 onwards are vulnerable.  Xen versions 3.3 and\nearlier are not vulnerable.\n\nOnly x86 systems are vulnerable.\n\nOnly x86 HVM and PVH guests started in populate-on-demand mode are\nbelieved to be able to leverage the vulnerability.  Populate-on-demand\nmode is activated when the guest's xl configuration file specifies a\n\"maxmem\" value which is larger than the \"memory\" value."
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                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "Running only PV guests or HVM/PVH guests without PoD will avoid the\nvulnerability."
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                    "url": "https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-507.html"
                }
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            }
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            {
                "title": "CVE Program Container",
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                    {
                        "url": "http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-507.html"
                    },
                    {
                        "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/28/23"
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                                "type": "CWE",
                                "cweId": "CWE-787",
                                "lang": "en",
                                "description": "CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                ],
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                            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                            "version": "3.1",
                            "baseScore": 5.3,
                            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
                            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
                            "integrityImpact": "NONE",
                            "userInteraction": "NONE",
                            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                            "availabilityImpact": "LOW",
                            "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
                            "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"
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                    },
                    {
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                            "type": "ssvc",
                            "content": {
                                "timestamp": "2026-07-28T14:59:52.970334Z",
                                "id": "CVE-2026-62434",
                                "options": [
                                    {
                                        "Exploitation": "none"
                                    },
                                    {
                                        "Automatable": "yes"
                                    },
                                    {
                                        "Technical Impact": "partial"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                                "version": "2.0.3"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                ],
                "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment",
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                    "shortName": "CISA-ADP",
                    "dateUpdated": "2026-07-28T15:00:00.728Z"
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