PT-2015-6138 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3

Andrew Lutomirski · Published 2015-07-23 · Updated 2024-09-27 · CVE-2015-3290

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 4.1.6

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an NMI within a certain instruction window due to improper reliance on espfix64 during nested NMI processing in arch/x86/entry/entry 64.S on the x86 64 platform.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.1.6, update to version 4.1.6 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2015-1699

ALT-PU-2015-1849

CVE-2015-3290

DSA-3313-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2015_1382-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2015_1842-1

USN-2687-1

USN-2688-1

USN-2689-1

USN-2690-1

USN-2691-1

USN-2700-1

USN-2701-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Linux Kernel

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 51

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/overlayfs_priv_esc.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/fi01/CVE-2015-3636 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/android-rooting-tools/libpingpong_exploit · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/a7vinx/CVE-2015-3636 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/askk/libping_unhash_exploit_POC · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/Kagami/docker_cve-2015-2925 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/hhj4ck/CVE-2016-2067 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/0x1ns4n3/CVE-2015-1328-GoldenEye · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/elit3pwner/CVE-2015-1328-GoldenEye · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/x1ns4n3/CVE-2015-1328-GoldenEye · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/betalphafai/CVE-2015-0568 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/betalphafai/cve-2015-3636_crash · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/37722 · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3290 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3290 · Security Note