CVE-2015-3290

Aliases:DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3290
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 7
Modified
Published: 31 Aug 2015, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 05:39

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
39/100
CVSS Score
7.2 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
1.1% LOW
1% probability +0.81%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

31 Aug 2015, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 05:39
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.10%• Percentile: 64%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-264•Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

    Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.0.8-2 | < 4.0.8-2 | < 4.0.8-2 | < 4.0.8-2

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 3.12.47 | ≥ 3.13, < 3.14.54 | ≥ 3.15, < 3.16.35 | ≥ 3.17, < 3.18.22 | ≥ 3.19, < 4.1.6

References (16)