CVE-2015-3291 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel before version 4.1.6 on x86_64 systems. A local attacker can manipulate the rsp register and issue a syscall, causing the kernel to improperly handle nested Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs) and skip NMI processing. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a low attack complexity and a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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