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.
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
Source: MITRE
Published: 2016-10-16
Updated: 2017-01-07
Type: CWE-20
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Impact Score: 10
Exploitability Score: 3.9
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
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: HIGH