CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
Percentile
51.7%
CVE-2015-3290 Linux Kernel NMI Vulnerability
High
Canonical Ubuntu
A flaw was found in Linux kernel’s handling of nested non-maskable interrupts (NMIs). This flaw could allow an unprivileged local user to escalate their privileges or potentially cause a denial of service through a system crash.
_Severity is high unless otherwise noted.
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Users of affected versions should apply the following mitigation:
Andy Lutomirski