CVE-2015-3291

arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 on the x86_64 platform does not properly determine when nested NMI processing is occurring, which…

published August 31, 2015

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 on the x86_64 platform does not properly determine when nested NMI processing is occurring, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (skipped NMI) by modifying the rsp register, issuing a syscall instruction, and triggering an NMI.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00397 · 32.4th percentile
Published
2015-08-31T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 AUG 10:00Z
    arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 on the x86_64 platform does not properly determine when nested NMI processing is occurring, which…
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