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GHSA-V8JV-M5JM-JGFG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 01:05 – Updated: 2025-04-12 12:51

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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.

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CVE-2015-3290 (GCVE-0-2015-3290)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-08-31 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 05:39

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

redhat CNA under the redhat root

CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1033 records in the last 180 days details

References

15 references

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76004	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2689-1	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3313	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/Chang…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/22/7	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9b6e6a83…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2687-1	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU

Date Public

2015-07-22 00:00

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