UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5157

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5157

    Published: 23 Jul 2015Last Modified: 26 Aug 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-5157
    Aliases:
    USN-2687-1
    USN-2688-1
    USN-2689-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5157, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2687-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2688-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2689-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2690-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2691-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2700-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2701-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5157

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-59.98

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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