CVE-2015-3290 (GCVE-0-2015-3290)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2015-08-31 10:00
Modified
2024-08-06 05:39
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 on the x86_64 platform improperly relies on espfix64 during nested NMI processing, which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an NMI within a certain instruction window.
References
secalert@redhat.com http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b6e6a8334d56354853f9c255d1395c2ba570e0a Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3313 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.6 Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/22/7 Mailing List
secalert@redhat.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/8 Mailing List
secalert@redhat.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76004 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2687-1 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2688-1 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2689-1 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2690-1 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2691-1 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243465 Issue Tracking
secalert@redhat.com https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9b6e6a8334d56354853f9c255d1395c2ba570e0a Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37722/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b6e6a8334d56354853f9c255d1395c2ba570e0a Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3313 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.6 Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/22/7 Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/8 Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76004 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2687-1 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2688-1 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2689-1 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2690-1 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2691-1 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243465 Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9b6e6a8334d56354853f9c255d1395c2ba570e0a Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37722/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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