FKIE_CVE-2015-5157
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-08-31 10:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:28
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_hpc_node | 6.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 6.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | 6.7.z | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
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