VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.48%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.48% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6b7339f4c31ad69c8e9c0b2859276e22cf72176dPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.4Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93591Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333830Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b7339f4c31ad69c8e9c0b2859276e22cf72176dVendor Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3288Third Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6b7339f4c31ad69c8e9c0b2859276e22cf72176dPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.4Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93591Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333830Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b7339f4c31ad69c8e9c0b2859276e22cf72176dVendor Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3288Third Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.