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CVE-2015-5157
Published: Aug 31, 2015
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 on the x86_64 platform mishandles IRET faults in processing NMIs that occurred during userspace execution, which might allow local users to gain privileges by triggering an NMI.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
RHSA-2016:0212
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
SUSE-SU-2015:2350
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
SUSE-SU-2015:1727
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
RHSA-2016:0715
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
USN-2689-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2690-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
76005
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
USN-2691-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
SUSE-SU-2016:0354
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
SUSE-SU-2015:2339
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
SUSE-SU-2015:2108
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
USN-2688-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
RHSA-2016:0185
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
DSA-3313
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.6
x_refsource_CONFIRM
[oss-security] 20150722 Linux x86_64 NMI security issues
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
RHSA-2016:0224
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
USN-2687-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
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