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CVE-2015-5157 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b6e6a8334d56354853f9c255d1395c2ba570e0a CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0185.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0212.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0224.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0715.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3313 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.6 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/22/7 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76005 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2687-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2688-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2689-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2690-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2691-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9b6e6a8334d56354853f9c255d1395c2ba570e0a CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5157
NVD Published Date:
08/31/2015
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.