CVE-2015-4164
N/A
Published: June 15, 2015 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:26 AM UTC
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00030.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00014.html
References (12)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00007.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00029.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00030.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00014.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00027.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3286Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399
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