CVE-2015-3290 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2015-3290?

CVE-2015-3290 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 31 Aug 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3290?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3290?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2015-3290 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3290 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3290, GHSA-v8jv-m5jm-jgfg, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3290.