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.
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3288
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333830
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93591
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b7339f4c31ad69c8e9c0b2859276e22cf72176d
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.4
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6b7339f4c31ad69c8e9c0b2859276e22cf72176d
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2016-10-16
Updated: 2025-04-12
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.00073