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CVE-2015-4164 Detail

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  06/15/2015

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.9 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
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
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00027.html
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX201145
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3286
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75149
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032569
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-136.html Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Resource Management Errors (CWE-399)

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-4164
NVD Published Date:
06/15/2015
NVD Last Modified:
10/30/2018