USN-4343-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11884)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2020-04-28 23:27 – Updated: 2026-06-03 10:45 – Source websiteAl Viro discovered that the Linux kernel for s390x systems did not properly perform page table upgrades for kernel sections that use secondary address mode. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code.
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"details": "Al Viro discovered that the Linux kernel for s390x systems did not properly\nperform page table upgrades for kernel sections that use secondary address\nmode. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system\ncrash) or execute arbitrary code.\n",
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