Skip to content
CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.8 High

CVE-2020-14381

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s futex implementation. This flaw allows a local attacker to corrupt system memory or escalate their privileges when creating a futex on a file

Read JSON ↗CVE.org ↗
Status
Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
redhat

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s futex implementation. This flaw allows a local attacker to corrupt system memory or escalate their privileges when creating a futex on a filesystem that is about to be unmounted. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

n/a kernel

  • Linux kernel 5.6-rc6affected

References