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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 service (page taintin…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
before 3.2.71
from 3.4 before 3.4.111
from 3.10 before 3.10.86
from 3.12 before 3.12.47
from 3.14 before 3.14.50
from 3.16 before 3.16.35

Weakness classification

References