CVE-2020-10757

moderate-risk
Published 2020-06-09

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.67% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 17/34 · Moderate