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CVE-2015-3288

kernel: zero page memory arbitrary modification

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

7.2

CVSS 2.0

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Published · July 6, 2015

Updated · November 21, 2025

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.

Statement

This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This has been rated as having Low security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.

This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7 and MRG-2. Future Linux kernel updates for the respective releases might address this issue.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWE-391 · Unchecked Error Condition