[email protected]CVE-2020-10757

HistoryJun 09, 2020 - 1:15 p.m.

CVE-2020-10757

2020-06-0913:15:10

CWE-119

CWE-843

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cve-2020-10757

linux kernel

privilege escalation

security flaw

dax huge pages

nvd

CVSS2

6.9

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

7.5

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

22.7%

JSON

A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel in versions after 4.5-rc1 in the way mremap handled DAX Huge Pages. This flaw allows a local attacker with access to a DAX enabled storage to escalate their privileges on the system.

Affected configurations

Vulners

NVD

Node

linux_kernelkernelRange≤4.5

VendorProductVersionCPE
linuxlinux_kernel*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
linux	linux_kernel	*	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "Kernel",
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "All versions after 4.5-rc1."
      }
    ]
  }
]