VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-3290

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability1.10%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-08-31
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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