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CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2015-4164

Published: Jun 15, 2015 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
4.3 MODERATE
AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4164
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/399.html

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 Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
XenXen3.1.3 (including)3.1.3 (including)
XenXen3.1.4 (including)3.1.4 (including)
XenXen3.2.0 (including)3.2.0 (including)
XenXen3.2.1 (including)3.2.1 (including)
XenXen3.2.2 (including)3.2.2 (including)
XenXen3.2.3 (including)3.2.3 (including)
XenXen3.3.0 (including)3.3.0 (including)
XenXen3.3.1 (including)3.3.1 (including)
XenXen3.3.2 (including)3.3.2 (including)
XenXen3.4.0 (including)3.4.0 (including)
XenXen3.4.1 (including)3.4.1 (including)
XenXen3.4.2 (including)3.4.2 (including)
XenXen3.4.3 (including)3.4.3 (including)
XenXen3.4.4 (including)3.4.4 (including)
XenXen4.0.0 (including)4.0.0 (including)
XenXen4.0.1 (including)4.0.1 (including)
XenXen4.0.2 (including)4.0.2 (including)
XenXen4.0.3 (including)4.0.3 (including)
XenXen4.0.4 (including)4.0.4 (including)
XenXen4.1.0 (including)4.1.0 (including)
XenXen4.1.1 (including)4.1.1 (including)
XenXen4.1.2 (including)4.1.2 (including)
XenXen4.1.3 (including)4.1.3 (including)
XenXen4.1.4 (including)4.1.4 (including)
XenXen4.1.5 (including)4.1.5 (including)
XenXen4.1.6.1 (including)4.1.6.1 (including)
XenXen4.2.0 (including)4.2.0 (including)
XenXen4.2.1 (including)4.2.1 (including)
XenXen4.2.2 (including)4.2.2 (including)
XenXen4.2.3 (including)4.2.3 (including)
XenXen4.3.0 (including)4.3.0 (including)
XenXen4.3.1 (including)4.3.1 (including)
XenXen4.3.4 (including)4.3.4 (including)
XenXen4.4.0 (including)4.4.0 (including)
XenXen4.4.0-rc1 (including)4.4.0-rc1 (including)
XenXen4.4.1 (including)4.4.1 (including)
XenXen4.5.0 (including)4.5.0 (including)
XenUbuntuprecise*
XenUbuntutrusty*
XenUbuntuutopic*
XenUbuntuvivid*

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