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CVE-2015-4164
UNKNOWN · CVSS n/a
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2015-06-15T15:59:13.367 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:26:50.927

Summary

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 products

xen — xen

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References

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