CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-4164

MEDIUM
4.9
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
xenDebian
Fixed in:4.6.0-1CVE-2015-4164
Fixed in:4.6.0-1CVE-2015-4164
Fixed in:4.6.0-1CVE-2015-4164
Fixed in:4.6.0-1CVE-2015-4164

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days
35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

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CVE-2009-2526High7.882%--
CVE-2015-1868High7.882%-Fix
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