gsd-2015-4164
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:19
Details
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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CVE-2015-4164


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