CVE-2020-14381
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 3, 2020 at 04:21 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:54 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelKernel
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit
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
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1874311x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8019ad13ef7f64be44d4f892af9c840179009254SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416
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