CVE-2015-3290 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 0.29% · 52.5th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.29%
52.5th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-utopic0, 3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2, 3.16.0-26.35~14.04.1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux3.13.0-11.31, 3.13.0-12.32, 3.13.0-13.33
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-vivid0, 3.19.0-18.18~14.04.1, 3.19.0-20.20~14.04.1

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