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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.

🗓️ 25 Sep 2020 00:00:00Reported by MicrosoftType 
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 mscve🔗 msrc.microsoft.com👁 2 Views

Linux kernel flaw after 4.5-rc1 allows local attackers with Direct Access storage to escalate privileges via mremap.

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25 Sep 2020 00:00Current
8.2High risk
Vulners AI Score8.2
CVSS 26.9
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.01
Linux kernelmremapDirect AccessHuge PagesPrivilege escalationLocal attacker
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