Description
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.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b7339f4c31ad69c8e9c0b2859276e22cf72176d
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.4
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3288
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93591
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6b7339f4c31ad69c8e9c0b2859276e22cf72176d
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333830
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0048
EPSS Percentile
38.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 3.2.71
Published
Oct 16, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026