CVE-2020-14386
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...
- Published
- Sep 16, 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
- 68.9%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1Reproducer for Linux kernel memory corruption vulnerability CVE-2020-14386, deployed as a Kubernetes pod to test node vulnerability by triggering a crash or reboot.
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