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SUSE: CVE-2015-5157: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2015-5157: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
08/31/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/18/2015
Modified
02/04/2022

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.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-kernel-default
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-docs
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-ec2
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-ec2-devel
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-ec2-extra
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-obs-build

References

  • SUSE-SU-2015:1727
  • SUSE-SU-2015:1727-1
  • SUSE-SU-2015:2108
  • SUSE-SU-2015:2108-1
  • SUSE-SU-2015:2339
  • SUSE-SU-2015:2339-1
  • SUSE-SU-2015:2350
  • SUSE-SU-2015:2350-1
  • SUSE-SU-2016:0354
  • SUSE-SU-2016:0354-1
  • RHSA-2016:0185
  • RHSA-2016:0212
  • RHSA-2016:0224
  • RHSA-2016:0715
  • DSA-3313
  • 76005
  • USN-2687-1
  • USN-2688-1
  • USN-2689-1
  • USN-2690-1
  • USN-2691-1
  • CVE-2015-5157
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