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%
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.
Author | Note |
---|---|
jdstrand | android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support |
tyhicks | Per oss-security, affects 3.13 and newer |
kamal | precise_linux 3.2-based kernels set to “not-affected (code not present)” per oss-security post |
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | linux | < 3.13.0-59.98 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 15.04 | noarch | linux | < 3.19.0-25.26 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux-lts-trusty | < 3.13.0-59.98~precise1 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | linux-lts-utopic | < 3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | linux-lts-vivid | < 3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1 | UNKNOWN |
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/22/7
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-3290
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3290
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3290
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2687-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2688-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2689-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2690-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2691-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2700-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2701-1
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3290