VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-14381

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.83%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2020-12-03

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’s futex implementation. This flaw allows a local attacker to corrupt system memory or escalate their privileges when creating a futex on a filesystem that is about to be unmounted. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

Weakness classification

secalert@redhat.com: CWE-416
nvd@nist.gov: CWE-416

Primary references

secalert@redhat.com — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com — Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory