VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-10757

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.99%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-06-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-119

Primary references