CVE-2020-10757

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—

7.8

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.

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 72.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

June 9, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (26)

secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1842525
secalert@redhathttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5bfea2d9b17f1034a68147a8b03b9789af5700f9
secalert@redhathttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html
secalert@redhathttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IEM47BXZJLODRH5YNNZSAQ2NVM63MYMC/
secalert@redhathttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200702-0004/
secalert@redhathttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4426-1/
secalert@redhathttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4439-1/
secalert@redhathttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4440-1/
secalert@redhathttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4483-1/
secalert@redhathttps://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698
secalert@redhathttps://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4699
secalert@redhathttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/04/4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1842525

Patch Availability(13)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (5.4.0.45.49) @ focal	2026-05-27	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge (4.15.0.112.114) @ xenial	2026-05-27	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-oem-osp1 (5.0.0.1065.63) @ bionic	2026-05-27	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04 (5.3.0.1030.20) @ bionic	2026-05-27	ubuntu
ubuntu	lowlatency-4.4 (4.4.0-168) @ xenial	2026-05-27	ubuntu
redhat	kernel-0:3.10.0-1062.33.1.el7	2020-09-01	redhat
redhat	kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1127.18.2.rt56.1116.el7	2020-07-29	redhat
redhat	kernel-0:4.18.0-147.24.2.el8_1	2020-07-29	redhat
redhat	kernel-0:3.10.0-1127.18.2.el7	2020-07-29	redhat
redhat	kernel-0:3.10.0-957.58.2.el7	2020-07-29	redhat
redhat	kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-193.13.2.rt13.65.el8_2	2020-07-21	redhat
redhat	kernel-0:4.18.0-193.13.2.el8_2	2020-07-21	redhat
redhat	kernel-0:4.18.0-80.27.1.el8_0	2020-07-21	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(2)

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What is CVE-2020-10757?

CVE-2020-10757 is a high vulnerability published on June 9, 2020. 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.

When was CVE-2020-10757 disclosed?

CVE-2020-10757 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 9, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-10757 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-10757 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 72.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-10757?

CVE-2020-10757 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-10757?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-10757, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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