CVE-2015-3288
High
CVE-2015-3288
mm/memory.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.4 mishandles anonymous pages, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (page tainting) via a crafted application that triggers writing to page zero.
Exploit probability
0.5%
Published
October 16, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2015-3288
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mm/memory.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.4 mishandles anonymous pages, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (page tainting) via a crafted application that triggers writing to page zero.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6b7339f4c31ad69c8e9c0b2859276e22cf72176d
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93591
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333830
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b7339f4c31ad69c8e9c0b2859276e22cf72176d
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3288
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html