Is CVE-2015-3291 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-3291 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-3291?

CVE-2015-3291 has a CVSS v2 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-3291?

CVE-2015-3291 has an EPSS score of 0.40% (32th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3291?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 4.0.8-2 or later. Fixes are available for 34 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-3291

LOW

2.1

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-17

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:4.0.8-2CVE-2015-3291

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-59.98USN-2688-1

Fixed in:3.13.0-61.100USN-2700-1

linux-image-3.13.0-59-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-59.98USN-2688-1

linux-image-3.13.0-59-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-59.98USN-2688-1

linux-image-3.13.0-59-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-59.98USN-2688-1

linux-image-3.13.0-59-powerpc-e500Ubuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-59.98USN-2688-1

linux-image-3.13.0-59-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-59.98USN-2688-1

linux-image-3.13.0-59-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-59.98USN-2688-1

linux-image-3.13.0-59-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-59.98USN-2688-1

linux-image-3.13.0-59-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-59.98USN-2688-1

linux-image-3.13.0-61-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-61.100USN-2700-1

linux-image-3.13.0-61-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-61.100USN-2700-1

linux-image-3.13.0-61-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-61.100USN-2700-1

linux-image-3.13.0-61-powerpc-e500Ubuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-61.100USN-2700-1

linux-image-3.13.0-61-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-61.100USN-2700-1

linux-image-3.13.0-61-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-61.100USN-2700-1

linux-image-3.13.0-61-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-61.100USN-2700-1

linux-image-3.13.0-61-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-61.100USN-2700-1

linux-image-3.16.0-45-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1USN-2689-1

linux-image-3.16.0-45-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1USN-2689-1

linux-image-3.16.0-45-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1USN-2689-1

linux-image-3.16.0-45-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1USN-2689-1

linux-image-3.16.0-45-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1USN-2689-1

linux-image-3.16.0-45-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1USN-2689-1

linux-image-3.16.0-45-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1USN-2689-1

linux-image-3.19.0-25-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1USN-2690-1

linux-image-3.19.0-25-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1USN-2690-1

linux-image-3.19.0-25-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1USN-2690-1

linux-image-3.19.0-25-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1USN-2690-1

linux-image-3.19.0-25-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1USN-2690-1

linux-image-3.19.0-25-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1USN-2690-1

linux-image-3.19.0-25-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1USN-2690-1

linux-lts-utopicUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1USN-2689-1

linux-lts-vividUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1USN-2690-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

32ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 32% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

kernel.org

Other references11

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-17 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-0240	High	10.0	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2015-3183	Medium	5.0	73%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-9222	High	10.0	64%	-	-
CVE-2015-4620	High	7.8	38%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-9707	High	7.5	28%	-	-
CVE-2015-2526	Medium	5.0	24%	-	-

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