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CVE-2015-5157 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b6e6a8334d56354853f9c255d1395c2ba570e0a CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

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Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5157
NVD Published Date:
Aug 31, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-5157 Details - Not Deferred