CVE-2015-3288
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3288
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b7339f4c31ad69c8e9c0b2859276e22cf72176d
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333830
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.4
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6b7339f4c31ad69c8e9c0b2859276e22cf72176d
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3288.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.2-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.2-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.2-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.2-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.2-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 3.2.71 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3288.html
- 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
CWEs
CWE-20
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.