CVE-2015-5157 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 0.22% · 44.4th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.22%
44.4th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.4.0-1078.81+cvm1.1, 5.4.0-1063.66+cvm3.2, 5.4.0-1064.67+cvm1.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtime6.8.0-2019.20, 0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-vivid3.19.0-18.18~14.04.1, 3.19.0-20.20~14.04.1, 3.19.0-21.21~14.04.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.116.11.0-1016.17~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1014.15~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1015.16~24.04.2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtime0, 5.15.0-1073.75
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-gke5.4.0-1072.77, 5.4.0-1076.82, 5.4.0-1078.84
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.110, 6.11.0-1006.6~24.04.2, 6.11.0-1013.13~24.04.1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux3.13.0-27.50, 3.11.0-12.19, 3.12.0-1.3
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-azure4.15.0-1031.32, 4.18.0-1025.27~18.04.1, 4.15.0-1002.2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1017.17~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1018.18~24.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv5.15.0-1026.30, 5.15.0-1023.27, 5.15.0-1022.26
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-utopic3.16.0-39.53~14.04.1, 0, 3.16.0-44.59~14.04.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-39.39.1, 6.8.0-40.40.1, 6.8.0-41.41.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-raspi20, 5.3.0-1007.8, 5.3.0-1014.16
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.4.0-1071.75, 0, 5.4.0-1008.9
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtime5.15.0-1032.35, 0
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtime6.8.1-1015.16, 0
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-hwe-edge5.3.0-23.25~18.04.2, 5.3.0-24.26~18.04.2, 5.0.0-16.17~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-hwe0, 5.0.0-31.33~18.04.1, 5.0.0-32.34~18.04.2
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.155.15.0-1019.24~20.04.1.1, 5.15.0-1078.87~20.04.1.1, 5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1.1

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Timeline

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