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.
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Published : 2015-08-31 10:59
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2015-5157
Mitre link : CVE-2015-5157
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-5157
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Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux_workstation
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- enterprise_linux_server
- enterprise_linux_server_eus
- enterprise_linux_hpc_node
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-264
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