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CVE-2015-3288 json

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 s…

published 2016-10-16 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-3335

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 3.2.71, 3.4.111, 3.10.86, 3.12.47, 3.14.50, 3.16.35, 3.18.52, 4.1.4
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3288

  • linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13.0-101.148
  • linux-lts-vivid Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-utopic Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.16.0-50.66~14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3288

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  • kernel RHEL 7 3.10.0-327.el7
  • perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-327.el7
  • python-perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-327.el7
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 7 3.10.0-327.el7
  • kernel-tools RHEL 7 3.10.0-327.el7
  • kernel-tools-libs RHEL 7 3.10.0-327.el7
  • kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 7 3.10.0-327.el7
  • kernel-abi-whitelists RHEL 7 3.10.0-327.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:2152

  • kernel-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-69.5.1
  • kernel-syms-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-69.5.1
  • kernel-rt_trace SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-69.5.1
  • kernel-source-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-69.5.1
  • kernel-ec2 SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 3.0.101-0.47.102.1
  • kernel-pae SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 3.0.101-0.47.102.1
  • kernel-xen SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 3.0.101-0.47.102.1
  • kernel-syms SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 3.0.101-0.47.102.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:2342-1SUSE-SU-2017:1613-1SUSE-SU-2017:1301-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-3288 updated cvss 7.2

kernel: zero page memory arbitrary modification

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-trace-kvm Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmware
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel 3.10.0-327.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-327.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-327.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel 3.10.0-327.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-327.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-327.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel 3.10.0-327.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-327.el7, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-327.el7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel 3.10.0-327.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-327.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-327.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2152

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Exploit prediction

0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
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References

Sources

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