CVE-2015-3290

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

Publication date:

31/08/2015

Last modified:

12/04/2025

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.20 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0

7.20

Severity 2.0

HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::		3.12.47 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	3.13 (including)	3.14.54 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	3.15 (including)	3.16.35 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	3.17 (including)	3.18.22 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	3.19 (including)	4.1.6 (excluding)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CVE-2015-3290

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

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