{"id":"CVE-2015-3290","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:45:16.244614Z","published":"2015-08-31T10:59:08Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b6e6a8334d56354853f9c255d1395c2ba570e0a"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3313"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.6"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76004"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2687-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2688-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2689-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2690-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2691-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9b6e6a8334d56354853f9c255d1395c2ba570e0a"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37722/"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/22/7"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/8"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243465"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}