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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T06:32:32.976Z
Reserved: 2015-07-01T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-5157

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2015-08-31T10:59:11.830
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-5157
