DEBIAN-CVE-2015-4164

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2015-4164
Downstream
DSA-3286-1
Published: 15 Jun 2015, 15:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:14

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

15 Jun 2015, 15:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:14
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

Affected Systems

  • debian•xen

    < 4.6.0-1 | < 4.6.0-1 | < 4.6.0-1 | < 4.6.0-1

References (1)