7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-10757
Linux Kernel DAX Huge Pages Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 9, 2020, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 19, 2024, 5:51 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-10757 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-10757 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Netapp active_iq_unified_manager
2 Netapp cloud_backup
3 Netapp steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_mrg
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Opensuse leap
: Total Affected Vendor : 7 | Products : 10
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-10757.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1842525 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5bfea2d9b17f1034a68147a8b03b9789af5700f9 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IEM47BXZJLODRH5YNNZSAQ2NVM63MYMC/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200702-0004/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4426-1/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4439-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4440-1/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4483-1/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4699 Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/04/4 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-10757 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-10757 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IEM47BXZJLODRH5YNNZSAQ2NVM63MYMC/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IEM47BXZJLODRH5YNNZSAQ2NVM63MYMC/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4426-1/ Third Party Advisory https://usn.ubuntu.com/4426-1/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4440-1/ Third Party Advisory https://usn.ubuntu.com/4440-1/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4483-1/ Third Party Advisory https://usn.ubuntu.com/4483-1/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5.1 up to (including) 5.6.16 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.9.227 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.10 up to (excluding) 4.14.184 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.15 up to (excluding) 4.19.127 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.20 up to (excluding) 5.4.45 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.6.17 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.7 up to (excluding) 5.7.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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. 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.
    Removed CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3010 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3016 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3041 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3220 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3221 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3222 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3226 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3598 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10757 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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. 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IEM47BXZJLODRH5YNNZSAQ2NVM63MYMC/ [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3222 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3221 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3598 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IEM47BXZJLODRH5YNNZSAQ2NVM63MYMC/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3041 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3220 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3010 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3226 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3016 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10757 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 27, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200702-0004/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200702-0004/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4426-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4426-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4439-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4439-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4440-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4440-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4483-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4483-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-269 CWE-119 CWE-843
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4483-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4440-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4439-1/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4426-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200702-0004/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1842525 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1842525 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5bfea2d9b17f1034a68147a8b03b9789af5700f9 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5bfea2d9b17f1034a68147a8b03b9789af5700f9 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IEM47BXZJLODRH5YNNZSAQ2NVM63MYMC/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IEM47BXZJLODRH5YNNZSAQ2NVM63MYMC/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4699 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4699 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/04/4 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/04/4 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5.1 up to (including) 5.6.16
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IEM47BXZJLODRH5YNNZSAQ2NVM63MYMC/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4699 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-10757 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-10757 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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