CVE-2015-3290

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 v2.0

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 63th percentile

Published

2015-08-31

Updated

2024-08-06

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37722

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2015-3246
• CVE-2015-3292
• CVE-2015-3245
• CVE-2015-3300
• CVE-2015-3239
• CVE-2015-3301