CVE-2015-3288 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2015-3288?

CVE-2015-3288 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Oct 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3288?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3288?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2015-3288 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3288, GHSA-5955-pxfc-3cm3, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3288.