CVE-2015-3291 (GCVE-0-2015-3291)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-08-31 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 05:39
VLAI
Summary
arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 on the x86_64 platform does not properly determine when nested NMI processing is occurring, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (skipped NMI) by modifying the rsp register, issuing a syscall instruction, and triggering an NMI.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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Date Public
2015-07-22 00:00
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        "vulnStatus": "Modified",
        "weaknesses": [
          {
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              {
                "lang": "en",
                "value": "CWE-17"
              }
            ],
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Low",
      "current_release_date": "2025-11-21T12:15:36+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2015-3291",
      "id": "CVE-2015-3291",
      "initial_release_date": "2015-07-22T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:known_affected": "40",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "15",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "kernel: x86/nmi: malicious userspace programs can cause the kernel to skip NMIs",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2015/cve-2015-3291.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
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      "aggregate_severity": "low",
      "current_release_date": "2026-01-01T02:17:42Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2015-3291",
      "id": "CVE-2015-3291",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T05:19:06Z",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "337",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2015-3291",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2015-3291.json",
      "version": "13"
    }
  }
}



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