CVE-2015-5157

Aliases:UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5157DEBIAN-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
0.62% LOW
1% probability +0.40%
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

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

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.62% Percentile: 49%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-264Permissions, 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

  • debianlinux

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

  • ubuntulinux

    < 3.13.0-59.98

  • ubuntulinux-azure

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-6.11

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-fde

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-fde-5.15

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-6.11

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gke

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gkeop

    all

  • ubuntulinux-hwe

    all

  • ubuntulinux-hwe-6.11

    all

  • ubuntulinux-hwe-edge

    all

  • ubuntulinux-intel-iot-realtime

    all

  • ubuntulinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11

    all

  • ubuntulinux-lts-utopic

    < 3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1

  • ubuntulinux-lts-vivid

    < 3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1

  • ubuntulinux-raspi-realtime

    all

  • ubuntulinux-raspi2

    all

  • ubuntulinux-realtime

    all | all

  • ubuntulinux-riscv

    all | all | all

  • linuxlinux_kernel

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

  • redhatenterprise_linux_desktop

    6.0

  • redhatenterprise_linux_hpc_node

    6.0

  • redhatenterprise_linux_server

    6.0

  • redhatenterprise_linux_server_eus

    6.7.z

  • redhatenterprise_linux_workstation

    6.0

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