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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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2015-08-31T10:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T05:39:32.150Z
Reserved: 2015-04-10T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-3290
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NVD
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2015-08-31T10:59:08.770
Modified: 2024-02-05T20:15:29.457
Link: CVE-2015-3290
Redhat