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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:39:32.150Z

Reserved: 2015-04-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-3290

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-08-31T10:59:08.770

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-3290

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2015-07-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-3290 - Bugzilla