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…

Description

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.62% · top 50% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-264 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-264 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (22)

• RHSA-2016:0212 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2015:2350 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2015:1727 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• RHSA-2016:0715 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• USN-2689-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-2690-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b6e6a8334d56354853f9c255d1395c2ba570e0a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 76005 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• USN-2691-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2016:0354 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2015:2339 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2015:2108 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• USN-2688-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• RHSA-2016:0185 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• DSA-3313 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20150722 Linux x86_64 NMI security issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• RHSA-2016:0224 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9b6e6a8334d56354853f9c255d1395c2ba570e0a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-2687-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 06:32 UTC.