CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-27466

CriticalCVSS 9.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.47%

39th percentile - higher than 39% of all known CVEs

Summary

In Xen viridian code, a NULL pointer dereference occurs during the updating of the reference TSC area. This is one of three related issues in guest memory handling.

Risk Assessment

This can cause a crash of the Xen hypervisor or guest, resulting in denial of service. It affects the availability of the virtualization environment.

Recommendation

Apply the Xen vendor patches for CVE-2025-27466. Monitor system stability and update the hypervisor to a version containing the fix.

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Original NVD description (English source)

[This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] There are multiple issues related to the handling and accessing of guest memory pages in the viridian code: 1. A NULL pointer dereference in the updating of the reference TSC area. This is CVE-2025-27466. 2. A NULL pointer dereference by assuming the SIM page is mapped when a synthetic timer message has to be delivered. This is CVE-2025-58142. 3. A race in the mapping of the reference TSC page, where a guest can get Xen to free a page while still present in the guest physical to machine (p2m) page tables. This is CVE-2025-58143.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS