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GHSA-55gv-57w2-69r9

GHSA-55gv-57w2-69r9 PUBLISHED

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 24, 2022

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 4.18 through 5.10.16, as used by Xen. The backend allocation (aka be-alloc) mode of the drm_xen_front drivers was not meant to be a supported configuration, but this wasn't stated accordingly in its support status entry.

Timeline

  • May 24, 2022 CVE Published
  • Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory

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