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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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-3286-1 | xen security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2015-4188 | 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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Solution
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T06:04:02.939Z
Reserved: 2015-06-02T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-4164
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2015-06-15T15:59:13.367
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-4164
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
EUVD