CVE-2020-10757
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...
- Published
- Jun 9, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 60.5%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1Linux kernel source tree modified to demonstrate CVE-2020-10757, a use-after-free vulnerability in the AF_PACKET socket, for educational and research purposes.
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