arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 on the x86_64 platform does not properly determine when nested NMI processing is occurring, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (skipped NMI) by modifying the rsp register, issuing a syscall instruction, and triggering an NMI.
| Type | CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| text | N/A | n/a |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
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| CAPEC ID | Description |
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| Event | Date |
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| Hyperlink | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243489 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76003 | vdb-entry x_refsource_BID |
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=810bc075f78ff2c221536eb3008eac6a492dba2d | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/810bc075f78ff2c221536eb3008eac6a492dba2d | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2689-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2690-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2691-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2688-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3313 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.6 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/22/7 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2687-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU |
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| CAPEC ID | Description |
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| Event | Date |
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