CVE-2015-5157

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 16
Modified
Published: 31 Aug 2015, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 06:32

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
29/100
CVSS Score
7.2 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.22% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

31 Aug 2015, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 06:32
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 mishandles IRET faults in processing NMIs that occurred during userspace execution, which might allow local users to gain privileges by triggering an NMI.

CVSS Metrics

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

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.22%• Percentile: 45%

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

  • 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

  • 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

References (22)