The compat_iret function in Xen 3.1 through 4.5 iterates the wrong way through a loop, which allows local 32-bit PV guest administrators to cause a denial of service (large loop and system hang) via a hypercall_iret call with EFLAGS.VM set.
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Configurations
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History
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| References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00004.html - | |
| References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00007.html - | |
| References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00029.html - | |
| References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00030.html - | |
| References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00014.html - | |
| References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00027.html - | |
| References | () http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX201145 - | |
| References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3286 - | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75149 - | |
| References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032569 - | |
| References | () http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-136.html - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03 - |
Information
Published : 2015-06-15 15:59
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2015-4164
Mitre link : CVE-2015-4164
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-4164
JSON object : View
Products Affected
xen
- xen
CWE
CWE-399
Resource Management Errors