Xen 'paging_invlpg' function denial of service vulnerability

Xen is an open source virtual machine monitor product developed by the University of Cambridge, UK. The product enables different and incompatible operating systems to run on the same computer and supports runtime migration to ensure uptime and avoid downtime. A security vulnerability exists in t...

VMX: intercept issue with INVLPG on non-canonical address

ISSUE DESCRIPTION While INVLPG does not cause a General Protection Fault when used on a non-canonical address, INVVPID in its "individual address" variant, which is used to back the intercepted INVLPG in certain cases, fails in such cases. Failure of INVVPID results in a hypervisor bug check...

xen-kernel -- VMX: intercept issue with INVLPG on non-canonical address

The Xen Project reports: While INVLPG does not cause a General Protection Fault when used on a non-canonical address, INVVPID in its "individual address" variant, which is used to back the intercepted INVLPG in certain cases, fails in such cases. Failure of INVVPID results in a hypervisor bug...