CVE - CVE-2015-5157

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-5157	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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MISC:76005 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76005 MISC:DSA-3313 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3313 MISC:RHSA-2016:0185 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0185.html MISC:RHSA-2016:0212 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0212.html MISC:RHSA-2016:0224 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0224.html MISC:RHSA-2016:0715 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0715.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2015:1727 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2015:2108 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2015:2339 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2015:2350 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2016:0354 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html MISC:USN-2687-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2687-1 MISC:USN-2688-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2688-1 MISC:USN-2689-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2689-1 MISC:USN-2690-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2690-1 MISC:USN-2691-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2691-1 MISC:[oss-security] 20150722 Linux x86_64 NMI security issues URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/22/7 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b6e6a8334d56354853f9c255d1395c2ba570e0a URL:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b6e6a8334d56354853f9c255d1395c2ba570e0a MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.6 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.6 MISC:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html URL:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html MISC:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html URL:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9b6e6a8334d56354853f9c255d1395c2ba570e0a URL:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9b6e6a8334d56354853f9c255d1395c2ba570e0a
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20150701	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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Assigned (20150701)
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