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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…
High7.8EPSS 0.48%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.48% · top 59% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b7339f4c31ad69c8e9c0b2859276e22cf72176d (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3288 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 93591 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6b7339f4c31ad69c8e9c0b2859276e22cf72176d (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333830 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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