CVE-2020-10757
Public on 2020-06-09
Modified on 2020-07-21
Description
A flaw was found 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.
Severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2020-07-14 | ALAS-2020-1401 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | kernel | 2020-07-21 | ALAS2-2020-1465 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra | kernel | 2022-01-20 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-012 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |