CVE-2015-5157

N/A

Published: August 31, 2015 at 10:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:28 AM UTC

6 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux Server

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.6%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

v < 3.12.473.13 ≤ v < 3.14.543.15 ≤ v < 3.16.353.17 ≤ v < 3.18.223.19 ≤ v < 4.1.6

Affected range stops below 3.12.47, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 3.14.54, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 3.16.35, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 3.18.22, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.1.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Enterprise Linux Desktop · Red Hatrubygems

95%

6.0

Enterprise Linux Hpc Node · Red Hat

95%

6.0

Enterprise Linux Server · Red Hatrubygems

95%

6.0

Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Red Hatrubygems

95%

6.7.z

Enterprise Linux Workstation · Red Hatrubygems

95%

6.0

Remediation

No guide yet

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