CVE-2020-10757

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119 CWE-843

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jun 9, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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