Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-34850.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-34850
Upstream
Published
2015-08-31T10:59:11Z
Modified
2026-04-01T05:11:44.805674Z
Summary
CVE-2015-5157 affecting package kernel for versions less than 6.6.22.1-2
Details

arch/x86/entry/entry64.S in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 on the x8664 platform mishandles IRET faults in processing NMIs that occurred during userspace execution, which might allow local users to gain privileges by triggering an NMI.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / kernel

Package

Name
kernel
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.6.22.1-2

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-34850.json"