VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-14386

CVSS score6.7 MEDIUM
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-09-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.9-rc4. Memory corruption can be exploited to gain root privileges from unprivileged processes. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-250
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787

Primary references