CVE-2015-3288 Information

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 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8