FreeBSD : xen-kernel -- vulnerability in the iret hypercall handler (8c31b288-27ec-11e5-a4a5-002590263bf5)

The Xen Project reports : A buggy loop in Xen's compatiret function iterates the wrong way around a 32-bit index. Any 32-bit PV guest kernel can trigger this vulnerability by attempting a hypercalliret with EFLAGS.VM set. Given the use of get/putuser, and that the virtual addresses in question ar...

CVE-2015-4164

The compatiret 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 hypercalliret call with EFLAGS.VM set...

xen-kernel -- vulnerability in the iret hypercall handler

The Xen Project reports: A buggy loop in Xen's compatiret function iterates the wrong way around a 32-bit index. Any 32-bit PV guest kernel can trigger this vulnerability by attempting a hypercalliret with EFLAGS.VM set. Given the use of get/putuser, and that the virtual addresses in question are...