CVE-2015-5157
published 2015-08-31CVE-2015-5157: 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…
PriorityP431high7.2CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuNCCICAC
EPSS
0.62%
49.3th percentile
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.
Affected
21 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 4.0.8-2 (bookworm) | linux 4.0.8-2 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux_kernel | < 3.12.47 | 3.12.47 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.0.8-2 | 4.0.8-2 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.0.8-2 | 4.0.8-2 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.0.8-2 | 4.0.8-2 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.0.8-2 | 4.0.8-2 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 3.13.0-61.100 | 3.13.0-61.100 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 3.13.0-59.98 | 3.13.0-59.98 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.13 < 3.14.54 | 3.14.54 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.15 < 3.16.35 | 3.16.35 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.17 < 3.18.22 | 3.18.22 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.19 < 4.1.6 | 4.1.6 |
| msrc | azure_linux_3.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | azure_linux_3.0_x64 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_2.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_2.0_x64 | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_hpc_node | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv7.2HIGH
vendor_debian7.2HIGH
vendor_msrc7.2HIGH
vendor_redhat7.2HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.2HIGH
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Microsoft
CVE-2015-5157: NIST NVD Details: https://nvd
vendor_msrc·2024-06-11·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2015-5157 [HIGH] CVE-2015-5157: NIST NVD Details: https://nvd
NIST NVD Details: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5157
Mariner: Mariner
[email protected]: [email protected]
Customer Action Required: Yes
Remediation: kernel
Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5157
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2015-07-31·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2015-3291 [HIGH] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's handling of nested
NMIs (non-maskable interrupts). An unprivileged local user could exploit
this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or potentially
escalate their privileges. (CVE-2015-3290)
Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw that allows user to cause the Linux
kernel to ignore some NMIs (non-maskable interrupts). A local unprivileged
user could exploit this flaw to potentially cause the system to miss
important NMIs resulting in unspecified effects. (CVE-2015-3291)
Andy Lutomirski and Petr Matousek discovered that an NMI (non-maskable
interrupt) that interrupts userspace and encounters an IRET fault is
incorrectly handled by
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2015-07-28·CVSS 4.9
CVE-2015-1333 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's handling of nested
NMIs (non-maskable interrupts). An unprivileged local user could exploit
this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or potentially
escalate their privileges. (CVE-2015-3290)
Colin King discovered a flaw in the add_key function of the Linux kernel's
keyring subsystem. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial
of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2015-1333)
Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw that allows user to cause the Linux
kernel to ignore some NMIs (non-maskable interrupts). A local unprivileged
user could exploit this flaw to potentially cause the system to miss
important NMIs re
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2015-07-28·CVSS 4.9
CVE-2015-1333 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's handling of nested
NMIs (non-maskable interrupts). An unprivileged local user could exploit
this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or potentially
escalate their privileges. (CVE-2015-3290)
Colin King discovered a flaw in the add_key function of the Linux kernel's
keyring subsystem. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial
of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2015-1333)
Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw that allows user to cause the Linux
kernel to ignore some NMIs (non-maskable interrupts). A local unprivileged
user could exploit this flaw to potentially cause the system to miss
important NMIs res
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2015-07-28·CVSS 4.9
CVE-2015-1333 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's handling of nested
NMIs (non-maskable interrupts). An unprivileged local user could exploit
this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or potentially
escalate their privileges. (CVE-2015-3290)
Colin King discovered a flaw in the add_key function of the Linux kernel's
keyring subsystem. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial
of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2015-1333)
Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw that allows user to cause the Linux
kernel to ignore some NMIs (non-maskable interrupts). A local unprivileged
user could exploit this flaw to potentially cause the system to miss
important NMIs resulting in un
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2015-07-28·CVSS 4.9
CVE-2015-1333 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's handling of nested
NMIs (non-maskable interrupts). An unprivileged local user could exploit
this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or potentially
escalate their privileges. (CVE-2015-3290)
Colin King discovered a flaw in the add_key function of the Linux kernel's
keyring subsystem. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial
of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2015-1333)
Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw that allows user to cause the Linux
kernel to ignore some NMIs (non-maskable interrupts). A local unprivileged
user could exploit this flaw to potentially cause the system to miss
important NMIs re
Red Hat
kernel: x86-64: IRET faults during NMIs processing
vendor_redhat·2015-07-22·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2015-5157 [HIGH] CWE-435 kernel: x86-64: IRET faults during NMIs processing
kernel: x86-64: IRET faults during NMIs processing
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.
A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel handled IRET faults during the processing of NMIs. An unprivileged, local user could use this flaw to crash the system or, potentially (although highly unlikely), escalate their privileges on the system.
Statement: This issue does affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2. Future updates in the respective releases may address this flaw.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase
Debian
CVE-2015-5157: linux - arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 on the x86_64 platfor...
vendor_debian·2015·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2015-5157 [HIGH] CVE-2015-5157: linux - arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 on the x86_64 platfor...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 4.0.8-2)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 4.0.8-2)
forky: resolved (fixed in 4.0.8-2)
sid: resolved (fixed in 4.0.8-2)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 4.0.8-2)
GHSA
GHSA-pxrv-r8wg-9vhw: arch/x86/entry/entry_64
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2015-5157 [HIGH] GHSA-pxrv-r8wg-9vhw: arch/x86/entry/entry_64
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.
OSV
CVE-2015-5157: arch/x86/entry/entry_64
osv·2015-08-31·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2015-5157 [HIGH] CVE-2015-5157: arch/x86/entry/entry_64
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.
OSV
linux vulnerabilities
osv·2015-07-31·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2015-3290 [HIGH] linux vulnerabilities
linux vulnerabilities
Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's handling of nested
NMIs (non-maskable interrupts). An unprivileged local user could exploit
this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or potentially
escalate their privileges. (CVE-2015-3290)
Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw that allows user to cause the Linux
kernel to ignore some NMIs (non-maskable interrupts). A local unprivileged
user could exploit this flaw to potentially cause the system to miss
important NMIs resulting in unspecified effects. (CVE-2015-3291)
Andy Lutomirski and Petr Matousek discovered that an NMI (non-maskable
interrupt) that interrupts userspace and encounters an IRET fault is
incorrectly handled by the Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could
exploit this flaw to c
Kernel
x86/ldt: Make modify_ldt synchronous
kernel_security·2015-07-30·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2015-5157 [HIGH] x86/ldt: Make modify_ldt synchronous
x86/ldt: Make modify_ldt synchronous
modify_ldt() has questionable locking and does not synchronize
threads. Improve it: redesign the locking and synchronize all
threads' LDTs using an IPI on all modifications.
This will dramatically slow down modify_ldt in multithreaded
programs, but there shouldn't be any multithreaded programs that
care about modify_ldt's performance in the first place.
This fixes some fallout from the CVE-2015-5157 fixes.
Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski
Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov
Cc: Andrew Cooper
Cc: Andy Lutomirski
Cc: Boris Ostrovsky
Cc: Borislav Petkov
Cc: Brian Gerst
Cc: Denys Vlasenko
Cc: H. Peter Anvin
Cc: Jan Beulich
Cc: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
Cc: Linus Torvalds
Cc: Peter Zijlstra
Cc: Sasha Levin
Cc: Steven Rostedt
Cc: Thomas Gleixner
Cc: [email protected]
OSV
linux-lts-utopic vulnerabilities
osv·2015-07-28·CVSS 4.9
CVE-2015-3290 [MEDIUM] linux-lts-utopic vulnerabilities
linux-lts-utopic vulnerabilities
Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's handling of nested
NMIs (non-maskable interrupts). An unprivileged local user could exploit
this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or potentially
escalate their privileges. (CVE-2015-3290)
Colin King discovered a flaw in the add_key function of the Linux kernel's
keyring subsystem. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial
of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2015-1333)
Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw that allows user to cause the Linux
kernel to ignore some NMIs (non-maskable interrupts). A local unprivileged
user could exploit this flaw to potentially cause the system to miss
important NMIs resulting in unspecified effects. (CVE-2015-3291)
Andy Lutomirski and Petr Ma
OSV
linux-lts-vivid vulnerabilities
osv·2015-07-28·CVSS 4.9
CVE-2015-3290 [MEDIUM] linux-lts-vivid vulnerabilities
linux-lts-vivid vulnerabilities
Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's handling of nested
NMIs (non-maskable interrupts). An unprivileged local user could exploit
this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or potentially
escalate their privileges. (CVE-2015-3290)
Colin King discovered a flaw in the add_key function of the Linux kernel's
keyring subsystem. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial
of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2015-1333)
Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw that allows user to cause the Linux
kernel to ignore some NMIs (non-maskable interrupts). A local unprivileged
user could exploit this flaw to potentially cause the system to miss
important NMIs resulting in unspecified effects. (CVE-2015-3291)
Andy Lutomirski and Petr Mat
OSV
linux vulnerabilities
osv·2015-07-28·CVSS 4.9
CVE-2015-3290 [MEDIUM] linux vulnerabilities
linux vulnerabilities
Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's handling of nested
NMIs (non-maskable interrupts). An unprivileged local user could exploit
this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or potentially
escalate their privileges. (CVE-2015-3290)
Colin King discovered a flaw in the add_key function of the Linux kernel's
keyring subsystem. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial
of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2015-1333)
Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw that allows user to cause the Linux
kernel to ignore some NMIs (non-maskable interrupts). A local unprivileged
user could exploit this flaw to potentially cause the system to miss
important NMIs resulting in unspecified effects. (CVE-2015-3291)
Andy Lutomirski and Petr Matousek disc
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
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2015-08-31
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