CVE-2020-11884
mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.004 · 34 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In the Linux kernel 4.19 through 5.6.7 on the s390 platform, code execution may occur because of a race condition, as demonstrated by code in enable_sacf_uaccess in arch/s390/lib/uaccess.c that fails to protect against a concurrent page table upgrade, aka CID-3f777e19d171. A crash could also occur.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7
weaknesses
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affected products (51)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphereall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:for_vmware_vsphere
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-2772Linux Kernel: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2020-04-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle im Linux Kernel und Debian Linux ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.
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sources
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references (41)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-11884cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=215d1f3928713d6eaec67244bcda72105b898000cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3f777e19d171670ab558a6d5e6b1ac7f9b6c574fcnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3TZBP2HINNAX7HKHCOUMIFVQPV6GWMCZ/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AQUVKC3IPUC5B374VVAZV4J5P3GAUGSW/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZKVJMS4GQRH5SO35WM5GINCFAGXQ3ZW6/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11884cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157489/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4345-1.htmlcnnvd
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