CVE-2015-5157

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5157
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-5157.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-5157
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Published
2015-08-31T10:59:11Z
Modified
2025-04-12T10:46:40Z
Summary
[none]
Details

arch/x86/entry/entry64.S in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 on the x8664 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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.8-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.8-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.8-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}